Elizabeth vs New Salisbury

A side-by-side comparison of Elizabeth and New Salisbury: population, income, housing, and more.

Elizabeth and New Salisbury are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Salisbury has the higher population (518 vs 126 in Elizabeth). Elizabeth has the higher median household income ($84,750 vs $53,711 in New Salisbury). New Salisbury has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $127,500 in Elizabeth).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
Population	126	518
Median age	38.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,750	$53,711
Median home value	$127,500	$202,400
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	58	332
Homeownership rate	86.0%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
Population	156 → 126 (-19.2%)	590 → 518 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$47,188 → $84,750 (+79.6%)	$31,389 → $53,711 (+71.1%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $127,500 (+30.8%)	$159,400 → $202,400 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,125 (+45.2%)	—

Elizabeth

Population

156126

Median household income

$47,188$84,750

Median home value

$97,500$127,500

Median gross rent

$775$1,125

New Salisbury

Population

590518

Median household income

$31,389$53,711

Median home value

$159,400$202,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
Under 5	8.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.3%	24.3%
35 to 44	19.8%	17.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	23.0%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.0%
75 and over	7.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
No high school diploma	11.9%	18.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
Drove alone	84.1%	60.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	39.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
1-unit, detached	93.1%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	New Salisbury
Poverty rate	3.2%	24.7%
Average household size	2.93	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	37	39
Median year structure built	1952	1978