Elizabeth is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,355 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elizabeth is the 747th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Elizabeth was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Elizabeth is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elizabeth is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Elizabeth who work in food service (16.01%), sales jobs (10.48%), and office and administrative support (9.46%). Also of interest is that Elizabeth has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Elizabeth, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.92 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. For a small borough, Elizabeth has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Elizabeth exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Elizabeth citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.15% of adults in Elizabeth have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elizabeth in 2022 was $27,832, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,328 for a family of four. However, Elizabeth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elizabeth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Elizabeth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elizabeth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elizabeth include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Elizabeth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
