Elizabethtown

Population: 11,857
Median household income: $67,770
Median home value: $222,600

Elizabethtown is a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to 11,857 residents. Its median household income of $67,770 runs below the Lancaster County figure of $83,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elizabethtown's population grew 3.4% from 11,469 to 11,857, while its median home value rose 23.7% from $180,000 to $222,600.

29.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 54.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,857
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,770
Median home value: $222,600
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 4,786
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,46911,857

Median household income

$62,219$67,770

Median home value

$180,000$222,600

Median gross rent

$927$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,469	$62,219	$180,000	$927
2020	11,445	$59,960	$185,100	$957
2021	11,574	$61,803	$190,700	$1,011
2022	11,805	$66,640	$220,100	$1,038
2023	11,857	$67,770	$222,600	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2418.8%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	474	4.0%
5 to 17	1,602	13.5%
18 to 24	2,227	18.8%
25 to 34	1,696	14.3%
35 to 44	1,363	11.5%
45 to 54	884	7.5%
55 to 64	1,631	13.8%
65 to 74	1,020	8.6%
75 and over	960	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,486	88.4%
Black or African American	145	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	178	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.4%
Two or more races	413	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	580	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	573	7.6%
High school graduate	2,741	36.3%
Some college or associate's	1,990	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,460	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	790	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked9.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,532	72.4%
Carpooled	399	6.4%
Public transit	27	0.4%
Walked	592	9.5%
Bicycle	22	0.4%
Worked from home	594	9.5%
Other means	95	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,940	34.2%
15 to 29 min	2,030	35.8%
30 to 44 min	1,254	22.1%
45 to 59 min	234	4.1%
60+ min	209	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 7.5% (754 of 10,096)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,620	55.8%
Nonfamily households	2,079	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,699	98.2%
Vacant	87	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,557	54.4%
Renter-occupied	2,142	45.6%

1-unit, detached39.1%

1-unit, attached19.1%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units17.2%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,869	39.1%
1-unit, attached	916	19.1%
2 to 4 units	646	13.5%
5 to 19 units	821	17.2%
20 or more units	534	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4223016
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.1533, -76.5987