Elizabeth is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 2,477 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elizabeth is the 153rd largest community in Colorado.
Elizabeth home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Elizabeth real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Elizabeth has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Elizabeth telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Elizabeth is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, Elizabeth is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Elizabeth really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Elizabeth perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Elizabeth, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.80 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Elizabeth is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Elizabeth is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.56% of adults in Elizabeth have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elizabeth in 2022 was $39,508, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,032 for a family of four.
Elizabeth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elizabeth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elizabeth residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Elizabeth include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Elizabeth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.