Moving to Chemung, New York

Population: 2,665. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,644 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,345 (50.5%), Females: 1,320 (49.5%)

Chemung County

Zip code: 14825

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $35,167
Median house value: $63,400

Population by Race

Races in Chemung:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (20.1%), Irish (16.7%), English (13.4%), Italian (8.1%), United States (7.1%), Polish (5.0%).

Elevation: 847 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chemung

  • High school or higher: 75.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chemung town

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

1.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chemung:

  • ROBERT PACKER HOSP (about 8 miles; SAYRE, PA)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
  • ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chemung:

  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 21 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 35 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 48 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chemung:

  • BLUE SWAN (about 6 miles; SAYRE, PA; Abbreviation: N32)
  • BRADFORD COUNTY (about 24 miles; TOWANDA, PA; Abbreviation: N27)
  • GRUND FIELD (about 30 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: 5N3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chemung:

  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 34 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,831)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 50 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 52 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)

Public primary/middle school in Chemung:

  • CHEMUNG ES (Students: 124; Location: 5385 NORTH ST; Grades: KG – 05)