Elmira migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 2,665 people moved into the Elmira metro and 2,940 moved out, a net of −275. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of New York leads both directions, with 597 people in and 626 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 46–51% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −494 in 2020–21 to −275 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
80,415
▼ 0.5% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2000
91,094
11.7% below the 2000 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population shrank in 2025: domestic migration −177, births minus deaths −318, international migration +68.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 91,094 in 2000. The 2025 estimate of 80,415 is 11.7% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$32M
▼ $86M arrived · $118M left
Avg household income · movers
$54k in · $67k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 24%
Elmira wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Elmira metro in 2022–23 reported $86M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $118M with them, a net loss of $32M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $54k of income, vs $67k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 24%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 51% of inbound and 46% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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