Elizabethtown

Population: 3,294
Median household income: $32,577
Median home value: $153,400

Located in Bladen County, North Carolina, Elizabethtown is a community with a population of 3,294. Its median household income of $32,577 runs below the Bladen County figure of $44,528.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elizabethtown's population declined 4.9% from 3,464 to 3,294, while its median home value rose 27.3% from $120,500 to $153,400.

The typical home was built around 1977. 34.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,294
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $32,577
Median home value: $153,400
Median gross rent: $650
Housing units: 2,000
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4643,294

Median household income

$21,917$32,577

Median home value

$120,500$153,400

Median gross rent

$557$650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,464	$21,917	$120,500	$557
2020	3,424	$21,900	$118,100	$752
2021	3,187	$21,066	$115,800	$571
2022	3,304	$24,081	$152,700	$631
2023	3,294	$32,577	$153,400	$650

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 443.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	247	7.5%
5 to 17	324	9.8%
18 to 24	310	9.4%
25 to 34	549	16.7%
35 to 44	130	3.9%
45 to 54	397	12.1%
55 to 64	450	13.7%
65 to 74	515	15.6%
75 and over	372	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,831	55.6%
Black or African American	1,144	34.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	120	3.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	181	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	387	16.0%
High school graduate	822	34.1%
Some college or associate's	823	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	271	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	110	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	814	87.1%
Carpooled	107	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	458	49.0%
15 to 29 min	213	22.8%
30 to 44 min	66	7.1%
45 to 59 min	198	21.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 34.1% (1,047 of 3,068)

	Count	Share
Family households	645	40.9%
Nonfamily households	932	59.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,577	78.8%
Vacant	423	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	733	46.5%
Renter-occupied	844	53.5%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,554	77.7%
1-unit, attached	26	1.3%
2 to 4 units	102	5.1%
5 to 19 units	207	10.3%
20 or more units	35	1.8%
Mobile home & other	76	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3720600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.6215, -78.6063