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Elizabeth, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Elizabeth is a Census town of 564 people across 0.47 square miles of land, in Wirt County. Median household income is $22,353, 50.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elizabeth
What Elizabeth is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,193 plus or minus 442
- County holding the largest share of its areaWirt County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabeth
How many people live in Elizabeth
- Population564 plus or minus 209
- Median age40.8 plus or minus 13.1
- Population under 1846 plus or minus 42
- Share under 188.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over138 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Households276 plus or minus 80
- Family households159 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families57.6 percent plus or minus 20.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabeth
Income and work in Elizabeth
- Median household income$22,353 plus or minus $14,117
- Per capita income$19,161 plus or minus $6,098
- Civilian labor force214 plus or minus 175
- Employed203 plus or minus 176
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over425 plus or minus 133
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.2 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 11.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabeth
Housing in Elizabeth
- Housing units343 plus or minus 88
- Occupied units276 plus or minus 80
- Vacant units67 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate19.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied140 plus or minus 66
- Renter occupied136 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate50.7 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,400 plus or minus $52,798
- Median gross rent, monthly$552 plus or minus $316
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.6 percent plus or minus 25.3
- Single family units154 plus or minus 76
- Share single family44.9 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Units in buildings of two or more93 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more27.1 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Mobile homes96 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabeth
How Elizabeth gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute195 plus or minus 177
- Commuting under 15 minutes74 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.9 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.0 percent
- Drove alone78.3 percent plus or minus 53.1
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.9 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabeth
Flood risk in Elizabeth
- NFIP communityTown of Elizabeth
- NFIP community number540212
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The Town of Elizabeth participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540212 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wirt County, not Elizabeth
Wirt County context, not Elizabeth figures
- Establishments in Wirt County52
- Covered employment, Wirt County708
- Average annual pay, Wirt County$41,896
- Housing units permitted, Wirt County14
Every figure in this section is published for Wirt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elizabeth.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elizabeth questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elizabeth, West Virginia?
564, in 276 households. Elizabeth town covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 1,193 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elizabeth in?
Wirt County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elizabeth?
$22,353. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,400. Median gross rent is $552 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Elizabeth in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Elizabeth appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elizabeth, town of, community 540212, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Elizabeth figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wirt County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elizabeth.
Is zoning published for Elizabeth?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.