Elizabeth vs Newark

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

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

Elizabeth has the higher population (610 vs 424 in Newark). Newark has the higher median household income ($45,556 vs $28,375 in Elizabeth). Elizabeth has the higher median home value ($87,900 vs $86,700 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Elizabeth	Newark
Population	610	424
Median age	40.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$28,375	$45,556
Median home value	$87,900	$86,700
Median gross rent	$548	—
Housing units	307	186
Homeownership rate	45.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elizabeth	Newark
Population	719 → 610 (-15.2%)	554 → 424 (-23.5%)
Median household income	$22,895 → $28,375 (+23.9%)	$43,466 → $45,556 (+4.8%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $87,900 (+54.8%)	$48,200 → $86,700 (+79.9%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $548 (+15.9%)	—

Elizabeth

Population

719610

Median household income

$22,895$28,375

Median home value

$56,800$87,900

Median gross rent

$473$548

Newark

Population

554424

Median household income

$43,466$45,556

Median home value

$48,200$86,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elizabeth	Newark
Under 5	3.8%	10.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	25.7%
18 to 24	15.4%	1.4%
25 to 34	3.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	34.3%	6.6%
45 to 54	6.9%	19.6%
55 to 64	5.7%	6.8%
65 to 74	5.4%	5.2%
75 and over	11.8%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elizabeth	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	99.5%	100.0%
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	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elizabeth	Newark
No high school diploma	25.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elizabeth	Newark
Drove alone	80.4%	97.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elizabeth	Newark
1-unit, detached	47.9%	40.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Elizabeth	Newark
Poverty rate	42.6%	23.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1984	1993