In Elizabeth, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Elizabeth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Elizabeth are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.29% of adults in Elizabeth have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.
