CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elizabeth

West Virginia · 900 residents · 0.47 sq mi

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With 900 people, Elizabeth is a city in West Virginia. Median home value sits at $39,000. The poverty rate is 23.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $15,221, under the $30,130 national median. That trails the West Virginia median by roughly 27%. Median rent is $233 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

900

−9%vs 2000

vs 994 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

+1%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024564

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(42)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(63)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(49)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(149)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(129)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(78)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(78)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(64)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,221

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,114 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,948

−30%vs 2000

vs $12,704 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,000

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $309 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.5%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

32.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(986)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(900)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Scotch-Irish17.7%(100)

American11.9%(67)

Irish5.7%(32)

Czech4.1%(23)

Italian3.7%(21)

English3%(17)

German2.1%(12)

Polish2%(11)

RANKED:Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Czech population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.3 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 21.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.9%(72)

Married37.5%(113)

Widowed5.6%(17)

Divorced32.9%(99)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(69)

Married46.2%(109)

Widowed14.4%(34)

Divorced10.2%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.0%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.3%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.0%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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