Elizabethtown

Population: 31,870
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $223,200

Elizabethtown, a community in Hardin County, Kentucky, has 31,870 residents. The median household income of $56,250 is below the Hardin County median ($67,608).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elizabethtown's population grew 7.6% from 29,620 to 31,870, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $180,000 to $223,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,870
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $223,200
Median gross rent: $876
Housing units: 15,236
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,62031,870

Median household income

$46,754$56,250

Median home value

$180,000$223,200

Median gross rent

$792$876

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,620	$46,754	$180,000	$792
2020	30,179	$47,270	$175,400	$765
2021	31,066	$51,875	$180,400	$804
2022	31,425	$54,493	$207,800	$847
2023	31,870	$56,250	$223,200	$876

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,828	5.7%
5 to 17	5,588	17.5%
18 to 24	2,503	7.9%
25 to 34	4,579	14.4%
35 to 44	4,834	15.2%
45 to 54	3,543	11.1%
55 to 64	3,981	12.5%
65 to 74	2,460	7.7%
75 and over	2,554	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,525	73.8%
Black or African American	3,812	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	787	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.1%
Two or more races	1,862	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,809	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,473	6.7%
High school graduate	5,857	26.7%
Some college or associate's	8,408	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,673	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,540	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,843	81.2%
Carpooled	1,336	9.2%
Public transit	32	0.2%
Walked	157	1.1%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	757	5.2%
Other means	450	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,632	48.0%
15 to 29 min	3,701	26.8%
30 to 44 min	1,699	12.3%
45 to 59 min	1,023	7.4%
60+ min	774	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 15.7% (4,858 of 30,967)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,907	56.7%
Nonfamily households	6,046	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,953	91.6%
Vacant	1,283	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,921	49.6%
Renter-occupied	7,032	50.4%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units17.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,394	55.1%
1-unit, attached	724	4.8%
2 to 4 units	2,451	16.1%
5 to 19 units	2,691	17.7%
20 or more units	540	3.5%
Mobile home & other	436	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2124274
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 37.7040, -85.8789