Humidity & wind
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Population
141,675
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$449,300
Owner-occupied units
Elizabeth, NJ
New Jersey · 40.666° N, 74.194° W · 12 sq mi
Elizabeth is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 141,675 and about 11,501 residents per square mile. The median household earns $66,555 a year, and the median home is worth $449,300.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
12 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
11,501
People per square mile
Rank by population
#204
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#781
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$66,555
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,523
Per month
Homeownership
25.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.7 min
One way
People
Median age
35.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
14.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
51.6%
Households
46,121
2.95 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 17.7%
Transport & utilities 15.8%
Retail trade 10.7%
Construction 10.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Elizabeth
- Newark, NJ4 mi · 323,808
- Bayonne, NJ4 mi · 74,744
- Jersey City, NJ7 mi · 302,013
- East Orange, NJ7 mi · 72,159
- Hoboken, NJ10 mi · 59,027
- Union City, NJ11 mi · 66,656
- Perth Amboy, NJ11 mi · 56,739
- Plainfield, NJ12 mi · 57,141
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- Victorville, CA141,395
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- Meridian, ID142,988
- Metairie, LA139,729
- Stamford, CT139,535
- Lewisville, TX139,006