What is the population of Elizabethtown city?

Elizabethtown city has 31,870 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 554 in Kentucky.

What is the median household income in Elizabethtown city?

Median household income in Elizabethtown city is $56,250 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elizabethtown city?

Median gross rent is $876 a month and the median home value is $223,200, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.

Is Elizabethtown city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elizabethtown city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Elizabethtown, KY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Elizabethtown, Kentucky (Elizabethtown, KY — Census place “Elizabethtown city”) is 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. Looking for the Elizabethtown Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Elizabethtown, KY: 42701.

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

Elizabethtown ZIP codes (Kentucky)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Elizabethtown.

The Elizabethtown KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

42701

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

Elizabethtown city, KY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Elizabethtown city is a small city in Kentucky, with 31,870 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #9 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 37.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Elizabethtown city earn a median of $56,250 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Elizabethtown city is valued at $223,200, 26.4% below the national figure and 42% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $876 a month, 37.7% below the national figure, or roughly $10,512 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 49.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Elizabethtown city?: Elizabethtown city has 31,870 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #9 of 554 in Kentucky.
What is the median household income in Elizabethtown city?: Median household income in Elizabethtown city is $56,250 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elizabethtown city?: Median gross rent is $876 a month and the median home value is $223,200, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
Is Elizabethtown city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elizabethtown city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Elizabethtown city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.