About Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 4,064 people and just one neighborhood, Elizabeth is the 155th largest community in Indiana.

When you are in Elizabeth, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 48.0% of Elizabeth's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Elizabeth is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elizabeth who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.43%), healthcare (5.64%), and sales jobs (4.37%).

In Elizabeth, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.10 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Elizabeth is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Elizabeth, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.52% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Elizabeth doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Elizabeth Information and Demographics

In Elizabeth, just 10.30% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Elizabeth in 2000 was $21,453, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,812 for a family of four.

The people who call Elizabeth home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elizabeth is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elizabeth include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Elizabeth is English.