Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Elizabeth, NJ

Elizabeth community health snapshot

7 urgent care locations for 137,302 residents of Elizabeth — about 0.5 per 10,000 people.

• 137,302Residents
• 24.2%Without health insuranceabove New Jersey's 7.5%
• $66,555Median household incomebelow New Jersey's $103,556
• 25.6%Under 18above New Jersey's 21.8%
• 11.9%65 and olderbelow New Jersey's 17.2%
• 15.7%Below the poverty lineabove New Jersey's 9.7%

With 24.2% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Elizabeth

• 7.4%Children under 5above New Jersey's 5.6%
• 40.2%Households with childrenabove New Jersey's 31.2%
• 41.2%Covered by public insuranceabove New Jersey's 33.1%
• 39.4%Covered by private insurancebelow New Jersey's 70.8%
• 10.7%Living with a disabilityabout the same as New Jersey (10.8%)
• 77.1%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove New Jersey's 33.1%
• 20.6%Households without a vehicleabove New Jersey's 11.1%
• 26.7 minAverage commute to workNew Jersey average 30.5 min
• 1.4%Veterans (adults)below New Jersey's 3.7%

• 61.9% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 20.6% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 41.2% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.
• Young children make up 7.4% of the population — see which clinics offer pediatric urgent care.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Elizabeth city, New Jersey in Union County; New Jersey comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry