Elizabeth City is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 19,028 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Elizabeth City is the 55th largest community in North Carolina.Elizabeth City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elizabeth City is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elizabeth City who work in office and administrative support (16.70%), food service (9.57%), and sales jobs (9.26%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.51% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Elizabeth City is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Being a small city, Elizabeth City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Elizabeth City is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.22% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elizabeth City in 2022 was $29,560, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,240 for a family of four. However, Elizabeth City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elizabeth City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elizabeth City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elizabeth City residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Elizabeth City include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Elizabeth City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
