One downside of living in Elizabeth is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Elizabeth, the average commute to work is 31.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Elizabeth is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Elizabeth rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.29% of adults 25 and older in Elizabeth have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Elizabeth in 2022 was $15,833, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,332 for a family of four. However, Elizabeth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elizabeth also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 49.43% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Elizabeth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elizabeth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elizabeth include Scots-Irish, German, Irish, Czech, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Elizabeth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Armenian and Italian.
