Pennsylvania · Census place 23016
Elizabethtown borough, PA
Quick answer
Elizabethtown borough has 11,857 residents, ranking #69 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $67,770, the median home is worth $222,600 and median gross rent runs $1,038 a month.
- Population
- 11,857Elizabethtown borough residents
- Median household income
- $67,770Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $222,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,038Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elizabethtown borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elizabethtown borough median would spend about 18.4% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.5% of residents and 54.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Jefferson Hills borough 12,313
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- Emmaus borough 11,727
- Lower Burrell city 11,659
- Progress CDP 11,143
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