What is the population of Elizabeth, New Jersey?

The population of Elizabeth, New Jersey is 130,448.

What is the median household income in Elizabeth, New Jersey?

The median household income in Elizabeth, New Jersey is $63,844, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Elizabeth, New Jersey is $424,152, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Elizabeth, New Jersey is 6.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Elizabeth	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Population	130,448	9,029,857	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	9564.7	1036.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.83%	0.55%	0.57%
Median age	36.8	40.2	37.1
Households	45,861	3,476,039	128,459,983

Year	Elizabeth

Group	Share

Elizabeth has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Elizabeth	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$63,844	$101,200	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.54%	4.63%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.1%	5.2%

Metric	Elizabeth	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$424,152	$359,215	$242,182
Median rent	$1,463	$1,653	$1,342
Homeownership rate	25.4%	63.7%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Elizabeth	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.6	26.6	22.5
Work from home	5.7%	15.0%	13.4%

Elizabeth has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Elizabeth	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	39.6%	31.6%
Average household size	2.92	2.61	2.54

Elizabeth has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Elizabeth	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.9	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	20.8%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	17.4%	14.2%	19.0%