Elizabeth's Livability
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Amenities
About Elizabeth, NJ
Elizabeth, NJ is located in Union County in the state of New Jersey.
The total City Population for Elizabeth is about 135,772 with about 4,027 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $314,434, which is roughly 14% lower than the Average Home Value of $365,627 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 40% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $54,415, which is roughly 42% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $93,038 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 5% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
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Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.63Male Population Estimate: 49.5%
Female Population Estimate: 50.5%
Median Age: 35.3
Male Median Age: 30.4
Female Median Age: 31.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Other:36.1%
White:33.1%
Black:18.7%
Asian:1.9%
Indian:0.9%
Hawaiian:0.2%
Voting
![Bob Menendez](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bob_menendez.jpg)
![Cory Booker](/assets/images/politicians/senators/cory_booker.jpg)
![Phil Murphy](/assets/images/politicians/governors/phil_murphy.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 31.62%
Libertarian: 0.56%
Green: 0.31%
Other: 0.21%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Elizabeth specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Union County: About 3.72663 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Union County: About 356.533 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Union County is about 6% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 19% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Elizabeth is about 5.8%.
New Jersey is ranked #6 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 80.81 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 67.65The average living wage for the state of New Jersey is $35.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Jersey a minimum wage score of 63.69 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.13/hr, which gives New Jersey a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 15.46 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Jersey is $319.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 92.35 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Jersey does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Jersey does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Jersey does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ New Jersey does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Jersey does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Jersey does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Jersey does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Jersey does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Jersey does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Jersey does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Jersey does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Jersey does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Jersey does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Jersey does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Jersey does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 07201, 07202, 07206, 07207, 07208 (5 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 40.665800
Longitude: -74.191300
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 12.5 ft.
Area Code(s): 908