Kentucky · Census place 24274
Elizabethtown city, KY
Quick answer
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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- Georgetown city 38,206
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