Elizabeth Population 2024

Elizabeth is a city in New Jersey, State of United States, Elizabeth population in 2024 is estimated to be 136,201, covers city area of 13.64 sq mi (35.32 sq km), ranks fourth largest city in New Jersey State, two-hundred-third city in the United States. Elizabeth population as per 2020 census is 137,298 compared to 2010 population of 124,969 with the increase number of 12,329 people and growth of 9.9 percent. Elizabeth, originally called Elizabeth town and part of the Elizabethtown Tract, was founded in 1664 by English settlers, named for Elizabeth, wife of Sir George Carteret. The City of Elizabeth was created On March 13, 1855, by an act of the New Jersey Legislature.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Elizabeth population by year:

Elizabeth Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Elizabeth population is 129,215, out of these 63,845 are male, 65,370 are female, The sex ratio of Elizabeth is 98. The median age of the Elizabeth population is 34.8, Elizabeth population by age are, under 18 years is 36,051, 16 years and over is 95,903, 18 years and over is 93,164, 21 years and over is 87,266, 65 years and over is 17,754. 49.4% are male, 50.6% are female, Population of Elizabeth by age percent-wise is, 27.9% are under 18 years old, 74.2% are 16 years and over, 72.1% are 18 years and over, 67.5% are 21 years and over, 10.4% are 65 years and over. There are total 43,443 housing units, The voting population of Elizabeth are 60,543, out of these 29,424 are male voters, 31,119 are female voters, 48.6% are male, 51.4% are female. Elizabeth population in 2023 is estimated to be 135,705.

Elizabeth Population by Race

White Population

White population in Elizabeth, New Jersey are 45,286, percentage wise 35.0 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Elizabeth, New Jersey are 27,360, percentage wise 21.2 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Elizabeth, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Elizabeth are 1,202, percentage wise 0.9 percent are asians, out of these are Asian Indians, are Chinese, are Filipinos, are Japanese, are Korean, are Vietnamese and are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Elizabeth, New Jersey are 86,361. Percentage wise 66.8 percent are hispanics, out of these 5,641 are Mexican people, 11,753 are Puerto Ricans, 5,655 are Cubans, and 63,312 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Elizabeth native population is 67,564, out of these 51,527 born in the New Jersey state and 7,278 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 61,651, out of these 24,979 are Naturalized US citizen, 2,645 are in Europe, 819 in Asia, 1,605 in Africa, 19,910 in Latin America and 0 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Elizabeth are 36,672, out of these 1,596 are from Europe, 261 are from Asia, 1,072 from Africa, 33,465 are from Latin America and 278 are from Northern America.