Elizabeth, New Jersey (NJ) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low income residents
Data:
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Poverty rates in Elizabeth
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
| Elizabeth: | 26.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.9% |
| Elizabeth: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.5% |
| Elizabeth: | 14.8% |
| New Jersey: | 11.3% |
24.7%
among residents who are not classified as poor):
| Elizabeth: | 24.7% |
| New Jersey: | 11.3% |
| Elizabeth: | 22.1% |
| New Jersey: | 15.2% |
23.5%
among residents who are not classified as poor):
| Elizabeth: | 26.9% |
| New Jersey: | 15.2% |
| Residents below poverty level: | 89.2% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 66.1% |
Poverty by age in Elizabeth
Poverty in families in Elizabeth
Children below poverty level:
| Elizabeth, New Jersey: | 30.3% |
| State: | 14.3% |
| Elizabeth: | 24.3% |
| New Jersey: | 13.8% |
| Elizabeth: | 38.6% |
| New Jersey: | 34.7% |
![Poor families by family type]()
- 30.2%Married-couple family
- 11.3%Male, no wife present
- 58.5%Female, no husband present
![Breakdown of poor residents in Elizabeth not in families by work experience]()
- 2.3%Worked full-time, year-round
- 24.2%Worked part-time
- 73.5%Did not work
![Breakdown of poor married-couple families by work experience]()
- 0.3%Both worked full-time
- 3.0%One full-time, other part-time
- 12.0%One full-time, other didn't work
- 10.1%Both worked part-time
- 29.3%One part-time, other didn't work
- 45.2%Both didn't work
