Elizabeth

Population: 135,887
Median household income: $63,874
Median home value: $393,500

Elizabeth is a community in Union County, New Jersey, home to 135,887 residents. Its median household income of $63,874 runs below the Union County figure of $100,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elizabeth's population grew 5.9% from 128,333 to 135,887, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $282,700 to $393,500.

59.1% of workers drive to work alone. 13.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 135,887
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,874
Median home value: $393,500
Median gross rent: $1,463
Housing units: 48,940
Homeownership rate: 25.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

128,333135,887

Median household income

$48,407$63,874

Median home value

$282,700$393,500

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,463

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	128,333	$48,407	$282,700	$1,163
2020	128,484	$50,647	$291,300	$1,201
2021	135,772	$54,415	$314,500	$1,281
2022	135,665	$59,939	$358,400	$1,390
2023	135,887	$63,874	$393,500	$1,463

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,241	7.5%
5 to 17	24,463	18.0%
18 to 24	13,155	9.7%
25 to 34	17,862	13.1%
35 to 44	20,634	15.2%
45 to 54	18,034	13.3%
55 to 64	16,157	11.9%
65 to 74	9,158	6.7%
75 and over	6,183	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,653	13.0%
Black or African American	20,662	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.0%
Asian	2,277	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	1,519	1.1%
Two or more races	3,007	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90,707	66.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.7%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22,597	25.7%
High school graduate	33,869	38.5%
Some college or associate's	19,064	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,636	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,862	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone59.1%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit11.5%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,473	59.1%
Carpooled	9,657	15.2%
Public transit	7,308	11.5%
Walked	2,984	4.7%
Bicycle	194	0.3%
Worked from home	3,590	5.7%
Other means	2,223	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,629	24.4%
15 to 29 min	22,921	38.3%
30 to 44 min	13,180	22.0%
45 to 59 min	3,192	5.3%
60+ min	5,917	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 15.3% (20,565 of 134,429)

	Count	Share
Family households	32,944	71.7%
Nonfamily households	12,988	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	45,932	93.9%
Vacant	3,008	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,664	25.4%
Renter-occupied	34,268	74.6%

1-unit, detached13.3%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units47.1%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units19.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,514	13.3%
1-unit, attached	2,671	5.5%
2 to 4 units	23,063	47.1%
5 to 19 units	7,154	14.6%
20 or more units	9,424	19.3%
Mobile home & other	114	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3421000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 1.32 sq mi
Center point: 40.6664, -74.1935