Cities / New Jersey / Elizabeth

Elizabeth, NJ

137,302 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 83°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Northeast Urban)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

EWR

3 mi — Newark Liberty International Airport

Population & People

Population

137,302

Median age

35.8

Median household income

$66,555

Poverty rate

15.7%

Unemployment rate

7.7%

Bachelor's degree+

14.6%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

67.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$449,300

Median gross rent

$1,523/mo

Homeownership rate

25.57%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,205

HUD Fair Market Rent (Union County, 5 mi from Elizabeth), 2026. Efficiency $1612, 1BR $1822, 2BR $2205, 3BR $2761, 4BR $3137. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Jersey commercial electricity

16.63¢/kWh

New Jersey industrial electricity

13.9¢/kWh

New Jersey residential electricity

22.63¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

887174.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

688124

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Jersey

947.27

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Source: FRED, New Jersey-specific series.

Nearby Airports

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport

23 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Jersey energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Jersey economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).