Elizabethtown

Population: 662
Median household income: $68,214
Median home value: $178,600

Located in Essex County, New York, Elizabethtown is a community with a population of 662. The median household income of $68,214 is in line with the Essex County median ($70,215).

Between 2019 and 2023, Elizabethtown's population grew 4.9% from 631 to 662, while its median home value rose 4.0% from $171,800 to $178,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.2% of the population. 65.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 662
Median age: 57.4 yrs
Median household income: $68,214
Median home value: $178,600
Median gross rent: $698
Housing units: 345
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

631662

Median household income

$65,789$68,214

Median home value

$171,800$178,600

Median gross rent

$756$698

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	631	$65,789	$171,800	$756
2020	581	$54,318	$172,100	$736
2021	596	$66,979	$149,200	$639
2022	553	$61,023	$143,200	$725
2023	662	$68,214	$178,600	$698

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 172.3%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7419.9%

75 and over20.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	7.3%
5 to 17	15	2.3%
18 to 24	17	2.6%
25 to 34	113	17.1%
35 to 44	38	5.7%
45 to 54	65	9.8%
55 to 64	97	14.7%
65 to 74	132	19.9%
75 and over	137	20.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	597	90.2%
Black or African American	46	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	7.6%
High school graduate	202	34.7%
Some college or associate's	148	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	98	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	90	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	156	65.8%
Carpooled	7	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	24.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	127	70.6%
15 to 29 min	24	13.3%
30 to 44 min	23	12.8%
45 to 59 min	6	3.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.79
Poverty rate: 14.9% (84 of 565)

	Count	Share
Family households	117	37.5%
Nonfamily households	195	62.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	312	90.4%
Vacant	33	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	72.8%
Renter-occupied	85	27.2%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	238	69.0%
1-unit, attached	5	1.4%
2 to 4 units	33	9.6%
5 to 19 units	29	8.4%
20 or more units	4	1.2%
Mobile home & other	36	10.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3623822
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.2261, -73.5889