Elizabeth

Population: 610
Median household income: $28,375
Median home value: $87,900

Elizabeth, a community in Wirt County, West Virginia, has 610 residents. The median household income of $28,375 is below the Wirt County median ($54,688).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elizabeth's population declined 15.2% from 719 to 610, while its median home value rose 54.8% from $56,800 to $87,900.

42.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.41 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 610
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $28,375
Median home value: $87,900
Median gross rent: $548
Housing units: 307
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

719610

Median household income

$22,895$28,375

Median home value

$56,800$87,900

Median gross rent

$473$548

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	719	$22,895	$56,800	$473
2020	888	$23,098	$70,900	$513
2021	787	$23,750	$61,000	$473
2022	700	—	$80,800	$461
2023	610	$28,375	$87,900	$548

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 2415.4%

25 to 343.9%

35 to 4434.3%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 645.7%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	3.8%
5 to 17	78	12.8%
18 to 24	94	15.4%
25 to 34	24	3.9%
35 to 44	209	34.3%
45 to 54	42	6.9%
55 to 64	35	5.7%
65 to 74	33	5.4%
75 and over	72	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	607	99.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.8%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	25.8%
High school graduate	158	38.1%
Some college or associate's	97	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	21	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	185	80.4%
Carpooled	30	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	61	26.5%
15 to 29 min	44	19.1%
30 to 44 min	83	36.1%
45 to 59 min	35	15.2%
60+ min	7	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 42.6% (260 of 610)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	57.3%
Nonfamily households	108	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	82.4%
Vacant	54	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	116	45.8%
Renter-occupied	137	54.2%

1-unit, detached47.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units21.8%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other25.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	147	47.9%
1-unit, attached	6	2.0%
2 to 4 units	67	21.8%
5 to 19 units	5	1.6%
20 or more units	3	1.0%
Mobile home & other	79	25.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5424364
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.0623, -81.3973