Elizabethtown, KY Demographic Data
Elizabethtown, KY Summary
Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County in Kentucky
- Population: 29,154
- Area: 25.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 25.36 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.46 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,129.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 759.19 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elizabethtown, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
15,232
51%
50.8
Male
14,603
49%
49.2
Total Population
29,835
323,128,000
Elizabethtown, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,198
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,685
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,022
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,048
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,384
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,080
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,627
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,253
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,050
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,369
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,031
6.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,319
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
769
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,740
76.2%
77.2
Female
11,759
51.7%
51.3
Male
10,981
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,465
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,790
16.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,119
13.8%
15.2
Female
2,472
60.0%
55.8
Male
1,647
40.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Elizabethtown, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
28,056
94.0%
96.8
White
23,454
78.6%
72.6
Black or African American
2,949
9.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
43
0.1%
0.8
Asian
1,254
4.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
138
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
243
0.8%
1.3
Filipino
114
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
41
0.1%
0.2
Korean
167
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
30
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
521
1.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
42
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
31
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
11
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
314
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,779
6.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,503
5.0%
17.8
Mexican
919
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
291
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
50
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
243
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
28,332
95.0%
82.2
Elizabethtown, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
848
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,473
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,359
27.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,418
22.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,679
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,038
15.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,683
13.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,321
11.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,177
88.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,721
29.4%
31.2
Elizabethtown, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,820
28.5%
33.7%
Now Married
10,466
43.7%
47.5
Divorced
4,354
18.2%
11.0%
Separated
628
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,662
6.9
5.8%
Elizabethtown, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,464
92.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,173
7.9%
21.6%
Spanish
850
3.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
687
2.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
467
1.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
169
0.6%
1.1%
Elizabethtown, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,217
9.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
645
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,587
12.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,514
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,620
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,260
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,072
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,494
12.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
535
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
321
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
45,193
57,617
Per capita income
26,880
31,128
Elizabethtown, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
141
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,214
9.0%
9.8
Construction
399
3.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,064
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
565
4.2%
6.6
Information
392
2.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,966
14.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
817
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,360
10.1%
11.4
Public administration
846
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,968
14.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
573
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
166
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
699
5.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,915
36.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,388
17.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,314
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,155
16.0%
18.1%
Elizabethtown, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,572
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,028
81.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,689
12.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
133
1.0%
5.1
Walked
342
2.5%
2.7
Other means
112
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
268
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.6
26.6
Elizabethtown, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,398
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,811
39.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,240
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,816
14.8%
21.0
Elizabethtown, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,265
90.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,858
47.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,407
52.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,356
10.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Elizabethtown, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,621
1 room
293
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
748
5.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,472
10.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,340
17.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,696
19.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,105
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,434
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
963
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,570
11.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elizabethtown, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,621
1-unit, detached
7,802
57.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
558
4.1%
5.9
2-units
540
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,381
10.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,274
9.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,016
7.5%
4.4
20 or more units
700
5.1%
9.0
Mobile home
350
2.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elizabethtown, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
759
5.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
322
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,519
11.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,304
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,836
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,559
11.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,500
18.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,769
20.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
964
7.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
89
0.7%
1.4%
Elizabethtown, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,701
38.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
117
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
7,363
60.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
20
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
37
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.2%
1.1
Elizabethtown, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,035
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
38
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
72
1.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
117
2.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
341
8.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
628
15.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,389
34.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,450
35.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,050
51.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
669
16.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
382
9.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
244
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
630
15.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
60
0.0%
0.0%
Elizabethtown, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,131
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
76
1.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
181
3.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
841
13.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,119
18.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,914
63.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
276
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
728
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
871
14.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
977
16.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
820
13.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
709
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
621
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,120
34.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
289
0.0%
0.0%
Elizabethtown, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,858
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
262
4.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
881
15.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,416
24.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,308
22.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,138
19.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
717
12.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
136
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
162,300
205,000
