Elizabeth vs Oakdale

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

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

Oakdale has the higher population (1,465 vs 1,378 in Elizabeth). Oakdale has the higher median household income ($94,107 vs $45,278 in Elizabeth). Oakdale has the higher median home value ($175,500 vs $109,800 in Elizabeth).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Population	1,378	1,465
Median age	38.1 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,278	$94,107
Median home value	$109,800	$175,500
Median gross rent	$780	$1,076
Housing units	646	690
Homeownership rate	56.0%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Population	1,439 → 1,378 (-4.2%)	1,505 → 1,465 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$40,179 → $45,278 (+12.7%)	$70,662 → $94,107 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $109,800 (+43.0%)	$139,600 → $175,500 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $780 (+12.1%)	$728 → $1,076 (+47.8%)

Elizabeth

Population

1,4391,378

Median household income

$40,179$45,278

Median home value

$76,800$109,800

Median gross rent

$696$780

Oakdale

Population

1,5051,465

Median household income

$70,662$94,107

Median home value

$139,600$175,500

Median gross rent

$728$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Under 5	4.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	11.9%	4.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	8.1%	16.0%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.3%
75 and over	4.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
No high school diploma	2.8%	4.2%
High school graduate	47.7%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Drove alone	74.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	10.8%
Public transit	5.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
1-unit, detached	64.9%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	6.8%
20 or more units	10.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Oakdale
Poverty rate	18.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1938	1947