One downside of living in Elizabeth, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.47 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Elizabeth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Elizabeth with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.29% of adults in Elizabeth have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elizabeth in 2018 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.
