2024 population: 127,954 ( 2,386 from 2020)
Land area: 884.9 square miles
Population density: 144.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	97,639	76.31%	0.3%
Black:	13,540	10.58%	0.9%
Indian:	459	0.36%	5.5%
Asian:	3,122	2.44%	12.1%
2+ races:	4,831	3.78%	14.3%
Hispanic:	8,363	6.54%	17.1%

Total non-White:	30,315	23.69%	7.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,389	12.7
Deaths:	6,279	12.5
Net Migration:	1,129	2.2
Net Immigration:	1,097	2.2

Change in White population:	315	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,071	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
125,568
97,324	77.51%
13,658	10.88%
435	0.35%
2,784	2.22%
4,228	3.37%
7,139	5.69%
28,244	22.49%

2010
119,736
95,235	79.54%
12,319	10.29%
517	0.43%
2,427	2.03%
3,347	2.80%
5,718	4.78%
24,501	20.46%

2000
107,547
88,349	82.15%
11,439	10.64%
376	0.35%
1,915	1.78%
1,981	1.84%
3,299	3.07%
19,198	17.85%

1990
100,919
86,072	85.29%
10,200	10.11%
466	0.46%
1,724	1.71%
n/a
2,457	2.43%
14,847	14.71%

1980
100,839
86,112	85.40%
10,290	10.20%
281	0.28%
1,318	1.31%
n/a
2,761	2.74%
14,727	14.60%

1970
89,093
79,776	89.54%
6,956	7.81%
125	0.14%
328	0.37%
n/a
1,588	1.78%
9,317	10.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
15,716	13.1
9,775	8.2
-2,265	-1.9
1,833	1.5

2,089	1.7
3,743	3.1

Number	Rate
2000's
15,682	14.6
7,974	7.4
-1,437	-1.3
339	0.3

6,886	6.4
5,303	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
16,871	16.7
7,239	7.2
-9,674	-9.6
452	0.4

2,277	2.3
4,351	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
17,414	17.3
6,151	6.1
-11,052	-11.0
n/a

-40	-0.0
120	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,790	-4.3
n/a

6,336	7.1
5,410	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
37.7
31,036	24.3%
96,918	75.7%
19,659	15.4%

50,618
2.45

33,109	65.4%
23,473	70.9%
3,800	11.5%
17,509	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
72.0
-58,154	-48.6%
177,890	148.6%
27,644	23.1%

90,936
2.55

64,460	70.9%
48,528	75.3%
7,018	10.9%
26,476	29.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.0
29,244	27.2%
78,303	72.8%
11,106	10.3%

39,779
2.60

29,451	74.0%
23,769	80.7%
3,004	10.2%
10,328	26.0%

1990
Number	Percent
28.8
28,102	27.8%
72,817	72.2%
8,801	8.7%

34,068
2.74

26,875	78.9%
22,624	84.2%
2,175	8.1%
7,193	21.1%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
30,032	29.8%
70,807	70.2%
6,784	6.7%

28,879
2.95

23,762	82.3%
20,597	86.7%
1,735	7.3%
5,117	17.7%

2024 Housing Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,163	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,130	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,889	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,895	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,702	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,955	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,387	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,864	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,254	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,355	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,841	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,479	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,725	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,348	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,173	8.2%
$200,000 or more	3,458	6.8%

Median Household Income	67,578
Per Capita Income	36,678

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,960	5.8%
Public Assistance	618	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,351	10.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	49,154	65.6%
Unemployed	3,115	4.2%
In Armed Forces	2,878	3.8%

Total Labor Force	55,147	73.5%
Not in Labor Force	19,835	26.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,424	16,093	55.9%
Non-Profit	1,508	2,302	39.6%
Self-Employed	2,692	1,892	58.7%

Local Government	1,190	2,566	31.7%
State Government	569	1,003	36.2%
Federal Government	2,413	1,935	55.5%

Total Private + Self	23,116	17,985	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,680	7,806	42.1%
Total	28,796	25,791	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%
Pct. Private + Self	75.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,044	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,119	18.5%
Professional, Technical	11,406	20.8%
Service Occupations	8,528	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	136	0.2%
All others	16,688	30.5%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	9,101	16.6%
Health care and social assistance	7,709	14.1%
Retail trade	7,052	12.9%
Educational services	4,090	7.5%
Public administration	4,087	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,290	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	3,248	5.9%
Construction	3,029	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,655	4.8%
Other services	2,427	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,370	4.3%
Finance and insurance	1,637	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,040	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	945	1.7%
Information	765	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	556	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	357	0.7%
Utilities	301	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	98	0.2%
Management	28	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,519	2.77%
Puerto Rican	2,255	1.77%
Cuban	376	0.30%
Dominican	147	0.12%

Total Central American	909	0.72%
Costa Rican	105	0.08%
Guatemalan	84	0.07%
Honduran	200	0.16%
Nicaraguan	110	0.09%
Panamanian	404	0.32%
Salvadoran	6	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	113	0.09%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	96	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	17	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	456	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	653	0.51%
Indian	520	0.41%
Filipino	504	0.40%
Burmese	211	0.17%
Japanese	89	0.07%
Laotian	85	0.07%
Thai	60	0.05%
Chinese	57	0.04%
Vietnamese	33	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	111,614	93.6%
Spanish	3,816	3.2%
German, other Germanic	1,181	1.0%
Other Indo-European	633	0.5%
Korean	555	0.5%
Tagalog	362	0.3%
Other Asian	312	0.3%
Chinese	266	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	218	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	17,353	13.7%
German	15,770	12.4%
Irish	13,751	10.8%
American	12,304	9.7%
Italian	3,290	2.6%
European	2,728	2.1%
Scottish	2,551	2.0%
Norwegian	1,538	1.2%
French	1,535	1.2%
Polish	1,443	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,206	0.9%
Dutch	1,124	0.9%
Welsh	916	0.7%
African	557	0.4%
Swedish	555	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	124,776	98.2%
Not a citizen	2,273	1.8%

Native	121,963	96.0%
Foreign-born	5,086	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,578	3.0%	4,504	5.3%	27,575	32.3%	30,572	35.8%	12,049	14.1%	8,201	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,578	3.0%
9-12 Years	4,504	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,575	32.3%
Some College	30,572	35.8%
Bach. Degree	12,049	14.1%
Grad Degree	8,201	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	80,554	75,576	4,978	6.2%
1991	80,070	74,594	5,476	6.8%
1992	80,442	74,880	5,562	6.9%
1993	81,058	75,840	5,218	6.4%
1994	81,156	76,450	4,706	5.8%
1995	81,704	77,100	4,604	5.6%
1996	83,752	79,434	4,318	5.2%
1997	84,828	80,376	4,452	5.2%
1998	85,172	81,098	4,074	4.8%
1999	86,096	81,338	4,758	5.5%

2000	98,930	94,688	4,242	4.3%
2001	98,858	93,822	5,036	5.1%
2002	100,032	94,226	5,806	5.8%
2003	103,368	97,644	5,724	5.5%
2004	104,202	98,538	5,664	5.4%
2005	105,770	99,564	6,206	5.9%
2006	109,610	103,708	5,902	5.4%
2007	108,836	103,316	5,520	5.1%
2008	109,368	102,460	6,908	6.3%
2009	109,988	97,956	12,032	10.9%

2010	106,480	95,874	10,606	10.0%
2011	107,250	97,310	9,940	9.3%
2012	107,102	98,240	8,862	8.3%
2013	107,442	99,222	8,220	7.7%
2014	104,794	98,266	6,528	6.2%
2015	104,898	99,746	5,152	4.9%
2016	107,400	102,640	4,760	4.4%
2017	109,360	104,456	4,904	4.5%
2018	109,640	105,242	4,398	4.0%
2019	110,486	106,052	4,434	4.0%

2020	106,838	99,226	7,612	7.1%
2021	105,360	100,590	4,770	4.5%
2022	105,842	101,478	4,364	4.1%
2023	106,406	101,994	4,412	4.1%
2024	111,430	105,664	5,766	5.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	54,681
Median Value	$220,715

Occupied	50,618	92.6%
Vacant	4,063	7.4%

Owned	32,681	64.6%
Rented	17,937	35.4%
Median Rent	$958

Single-Family Units	39,676	72.6%
Detached	37,115	67.9%
Attached	2,561	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,559	10.2%
Mobile Homes	4,897	9.0%

Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area