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Kentucky · Census place 24274

Elizabethtown city, KY

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Elizabethtown city has 31,870 residents, ranking #9 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $56,250, the median home is worth $223,200 and median gross rent runs $876 a month.

Population
31,870Elizabethtown city residents
Median household income
$56,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$223,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$876Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
49.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Elizabethtown city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Elizabethtown city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.7% of residents and 49.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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