Elizabeth vs Sturgeon

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

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

Elizabeth has the higher population (1,378 vs 1,353 in Sturgeon). Sturgeon has the higher median household income ($156,389 vs $45,278 in Elizabeth). Sturgeon has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $109,800 in Elizabeth).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
Population	1,378	1,353
Median age	38.1 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,278	$156,389
Median home value	$109,800	$258,800
Median gross rent	$780	—
Housing units	646	535
Homeownership rate	56.0%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	46.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
Population	1,439 → 1,378 (-4.2%)	1,580 → 1,353 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$40,179 → $45,278 (+12.7%)	$75,859 → $156,389 (+106.2%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $109,800 (+43.0%)	$164,800 → $258,800 (+57.0%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $780 (+12.1%)	—

Elizabeth

Population

1,4391,378

Median household income

$40,179$45,278

Median home value

$76,800$109,800

Median gross rent

$696$780

Sturgeon

Population

1,5801,353

Median household income

$75,859$156,389

Median home value

$164,800$258,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
Under 5	4.6%	1.0%
5 to 17	13.9%	22.7%
18 to 24	11.9%	4.1%
25 to 34	16.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	19.7%
45 to 54	8.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.8%
75 and over	4.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	6.7%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
No high school diploma	2.8%	1.1%
High school graduate	47.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	38.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
Drove alone	74.9%	69.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	2.0%
Public transit	5.0%	2.9%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	25.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
1-unit, detached	64.9%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	12.1%
20 or more units	10.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Sturgeon
Poverty rate	18.9%	1.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1938	1990