Elizabeth, WV

Census Place

2024 Population

564

US Senator

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Justice

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

1.75% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

36.5%

14.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$22,353

21.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$87,400

Economy

The economy of Elizabeth, WV employs 203 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elizabeth, WV were Educational Services (84 people), Retail Trade (45 people), and Manufacturing (29 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($57,581), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,594), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,281).

Employment

Occupations

203

2024 Value

± 146

−11.7%

1 Year decline

± 109%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elizabeth, WV declined at a rate of −11.7%, from 230 employees to 203 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elizabeth, WV, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (84 people), Production Occupations (29 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (21 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elizabeth, WV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for West Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in West Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

203

2024 Value

± 146

−11.7%

1 Year decline

± 109%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elizabeth, WV declined at a rate of −11.7%, from 230 employees to 203 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elizabeth, WV, are Educational Services (84 people), Retail Trade (45 people), and Manufacturing (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elizabeth, WV, though some of these residents may live in Elizabeth, WV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,649

Median earning men ± $5,800

$12,321

Median earning women ± $7,017

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($4,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($10,893).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Elizabeth, WV was $87,400 in 2024, which is 0.263 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $87,900 to $87,400, a 0.569% decrease. The homeownership rate in Elizabeth, WV is 50.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elizabeth, WV have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elizabeth, WV is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$87,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$52,798

$140

Median Property Taxes

±$78

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elizabeth, WV the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elizabeth, WV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

50.7%

Homeownership

2024

54%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.7% of the housing units in Elizabeth, WV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 45.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Elizabeth, WV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$22,353

Median Household Income

± $14,117

276

Number of Households

± 98

In 2024, the median household income of the 276 households in Elizabeth, WV declined from $22,353 from the previous year's value of $28,375.

The following chart displays the households in Elizabeth, WV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elizabeth, WV is from West Virginia.

0.443

2024 Wage GINI in West Virginia

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in West Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0426% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for West Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in West Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (9.85%)
Walked (7.88%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Elizabeth, WV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.85%) and those who walked to work (7.88%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elizabeth, WV have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.1% of the workforce in Elizabeth, WV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Elizabeth, WV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elizabeth, WV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elizabeth, WV have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

36.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elizabeth, WV (206 out of 564 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elizabeth, WV is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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