New York · Census place 24141
Elma Center CDP, NY
Quick answer
Elma Center CDP has 3,091 residents, ranking #486 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $115,859, the median home is worth $409,000 and median gross rent runs $1,367 a month.
- Population
- 3,091Elma Center CDP residents
- Median household income
- $115,859Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $409,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,367Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elma Center CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elma Center CDP median would spend about 14.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.2% of residents and 86.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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