Moving to Elizabeth, West Virginia
Population: 994. Estimated population in July 2024: 972 (-2.2% change)
Males: 456 (45.9%), Females: 538 (54.1%)
Wirt County
Zip code: 26143
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $25,114
Median house value: $60,000
Population by Race
Races in Elizabeth:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Ancestries: United States (22.0%), German (10.7%), Irish (10.4%), English (10.0%), Italian (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 646 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elizabeth
- High school or higher: 72.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elizabeth town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 12.3%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+10.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elizabeth:
- HEALTHSOUTH WESTERN HILLS REHAB HOSP (about 18 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV)
- ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SPENCER, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elizabeth:
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
- YEAGER (about 50 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 83 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elizabeth:
- BOGGS FIELD (about 18 miles; SPENCER, WV; Abbreviation: 14P)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 31 miles; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Abbreviation: I18)
- LEON (about 46 miles; LEON, WV; Abbreviation: W07)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elizabeth:
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 18 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 52 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
- WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 94 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
Schools
Public high school in Elizabeth:
- WIRT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 333; Location: MULBERRY STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Elizabeth:
- WIRT COUNTY PRIMARY CENTER (Students: 362; Location: SCHOOLVIEW STREET; Grades: PK – 04)
- WIRT COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 332; Location: 110 SCHOOL VIEW; Grades: 05 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Elizabeth:
- DORA B WOODYARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $118,741; Location: P.O. BOX 340 MULBERRY ST.; 17,498 books; 691 audio materials; 994 video materials; 52 serial subscriptions)