Elizabeth is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 681 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elizabeth is the 174th largest community in West Virginia.
Of important note, Elizabeth is also a town of artists. Elizabeth has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Elizabeth’s character.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Elizabeth, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Elizabeth provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Overall, Elizabeth’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Being a small town, Elizabeth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Elizabeth, just 12.24% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Elizabeth in 2022 was $19,161, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,644 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 36.52% 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. Important ancestries of people in Elizabeth include Scots-Irish, Irish, Czech, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Elizabeth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Armenian and Italian.