Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2021: 11,533 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: -3.0%
 
Males: 5,373  (46.6%)
Females: 6,160  (53.4%)
Median resident age:

35.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17022.

Estimated median household income in 2021: $63,480 (it was $42,752 in 2000)
Elizabethtown:

$63,480
PA:

$68,957

Estimated per capita income in 2021: $32,185 (it was $18,384 in 2000)

Elizabethtown borough income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $213,321 (it was $111,000 in 2000)
Elizabethtown:

$213,321
PA:

$222,300

Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $279,185; detached houses: $313,759; townhouses or other attached units: $205,997; in 2-unit structures: $317,129; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $216,782; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $223,168; mobile homes: $45,039

Median gross rent in 2021: $1,033.

March 2022 cost of living index in Elizabethtown: 95.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 9.9%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.0% for Black residents, 22.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 54.3% for two or more races residents)
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  • Races in Elizabethtown, PA (2021)
    • 10,51590.3%White alone
    • 4263.7%Hispanic
    • 3743.2%Black alone
    • 820.7%Asian alone
    • 840.7%Two or more races
    • 680.6%Other race alone
    • 40.03%American Indian alone

Races in Elizabethtown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 26 registered sex offenders living in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania as of March 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Elizabethtown is 451 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.


Crime rates in Elizabethtown by year

Type

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(17.2)
4
(34.5)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
3
(25.2)
7
(57.8)
3
(24.8)
2
(17.3)
4
(34.5)
5
(42.9)
2
(17.3)
6
(51.4)
7
(60.2)
7
(60.4)
12
(103.1)
3
(25.9)
5
(43.7)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
2
(16.8)
2
(16.5)
3
(24.8)
3
(26.0)
2
(17.3)
7
(60.1)
2
(17.3)
1
(8.6)
2
(17.2)
1
(8.6)
4
(34.4)
3
(25.9)
0
(0.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
6
(50.4)
6
(49.5)
3
(24.8)
8
(69.3)
6
(51.8)
2
(17.2)
4
(34.6)
5
(42.8)
3
(25.8)
4
(34.5)
11
(94.5)
11
(94.9)
1
(8.7)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
29
(243.7)
27
(223.0)
24
(198.5)
25
(216.5)
41
(354.0)
21
(180.3)
22
(190.3)
22
(188.5)
34
(292.5)
16
(138.0)
21
(180.4)
5
(43.1)
6
(52.4)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
160
(1,345)
171
(1,412)
122
(1,009)
137
(1,187)
190
(1,640)
157
(1,348)
131
(1,133)
125
(1,071)
136
(1,170)
176
(1,518)
100
(859.0)
82
(707.4)
44
(384.6)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
6
(50.4)
3
(24.8)
10
(82.7)
5
(43.3)
2
(17.3)
2
(17.2)
2
(17.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(17.2)
1
(8.6)
0
(0.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)
2
(16.8)
2
(16.5)
1
(8.3)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(8.6)
0
(0.0)
2
(17.1)
0
(0.0)
1
(8.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index110.2135.293.1101.6135.0123.786.0108.3125.8128.2194.4148.555.8

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Elizabethtown, PA

Crime rate in Elizabethtown detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 19 (17 officers - 17 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.48
Pennsylvania average:

2.58
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Elizabethtown, PA City Guides:

Ancestries: German (37.5%), American (9.7%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.9%), European (4.3%), Welsh (4.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1893

Elevation: 456 feet

Land area: 2.60 square miles.

Population density: 4,431 people per square mile   (average).

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania map

628 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.7% Africa, 0.8% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This borough:

5.4%
Pennsylvania:

7.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,528 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,581 (1.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (17.5 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (58.5 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (77.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Rheems, PA (1.6 miles ),
Maytown, PA (2.3 miles ),
Bainbridge, PA (2.4 miles ),
Mount Joy borough, PA (2.4 miles ),
Falmouth, PA (2.5 miles ),
York Haven borough, PA (2.6 miles ),
Marietta borough, PA (2.7 miles ),
Royalton borough, PA (2.7 miles )

Latitude: 40.15 N, Longitude: 76.60 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +247 (+2.1%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 2,055 (34.2%)

Area code: 717

Distribution of median household income in Elizabethtown, PA in 2021
Distribution of house value in Elizabethtown, PA in 2021
Elizabethtown satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

2.7%
Pennsylvania:

3.8%
Historical population in Elizabethtown, PA
Historical housing units in Elizabethtown, PA

Population change in the 1990s: +1,811 (+18.0%).
Most common industries in Elizabethtown, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (13.7%)
  • Health care (12.8%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.6%)
  • Construction (4.1%)
  • Food (3.8%)
  • Finance & insurance (3.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Educational services (8.4%)
  • Construction (8.0%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.8%)
  • Health care (5.8%)
  • Food (4.5%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
  • Public administration (4.4%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (19.1%)
  • Educational services (18.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
  • Finance & insurance (4.8%)
  • Food & beverage stores (3.9%)
  • Food (3.2%)
Most common occupations in Elizabethtown, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.3%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (2.9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (2.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4.3%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.2%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (3.9%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.6%)
  • Cashiers (3.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
  • Registered nurses (3.2%)

Average climate in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 83.2. This is about average.

City:

83.2
U.S.:

74.2
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2017 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.157
U.S.:

0.267
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 5.57. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.57
U.S.:

5.56
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 25.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

25.3
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 14.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.0
U.S.:

19.6
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.66. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.66
U.S.:

8.46
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 7.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00190
U.S.:

0.00984

Tornado activity:

Elizabethtown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Elizabethtown borough center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 tornado 15.4 miles away from the borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Elizabethtown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 171.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.2 miles away from Elizabethtown center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 219.1 miles away from Elizabethtown center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.6 miles away from Elizabethtown center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 287.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 258.6 miles away from Elizabethtown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lancaster County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Elizabethtown topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Elizabethtown:

  • UNIV HOSP REHAB CNTR-CHILD AND ADULTS (NORTH MARKET STREET)
  • MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-ELIZABETHTOWN (320 SOUTH MARKET STREET)
  • MASONIC VILLAGE AT ELIZABETHTOWN (ONE MASONIC DRIVE)
  • RHEEMS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (141 HEISEY AVENUE)
  • DAVITA - ELIZABETHTOWN DIALYSIS (844 NORTH HANOVER STREET)
  • COMPASSIONATE HOME CARE (52 NORTH MARKET STREET)

Amtrak station:

ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/Universities in Elizabethtown:

  • Elizabethtown College (Full-time enrollment: 1,984; Location: One Alpha Dr; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.etown.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies (Full-time enrollment: 355; Location: One Alpha Drive; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.etowndegrees.com/; Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elizabethtown:

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 9 miles; Middletown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,797)
  • YTI Career Institute-York (about 12 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 16 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
  • Franklin and Marshall College (about 17 miles; Lancaster, PA; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 17 miles; Millersville, PA; FT enrollment: 7,743)
  • Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 19 miles; Harrisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 13,276)
  • Messiah College (about 21 miles; Mechanicsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,035)

Public high school in Elizabethtown:

Private high school in Elizabethtown:

  • MOUNT CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 315, Location: 629 HOLLY ST, Grades: PK-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Elizabethtown:

Private elementary/middle schools in Elizabethtown:

  • ST PETER PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 65, Location: 61 E WASHINGTON ST, Grades: PK-5)
  • BELLAIRE RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 33, Location: 521 BELLAIRE RD, Grades: 1-8)
See full list of schools located in Elizabethtown

Library in Elizabethtown:

  • ELIZABETHTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $738,610; Location: 10 SOUTH MARKET STREET; 57,624 books; 39 e-books; 3,665 audio materials; 5,646 video materials; 22 local licensed databases; 41 state licensed databases; 119 print serial subscriptions; 11 electronic serial subscriptions)

User-submitted facts and corrections:

  • Two notes on FM radio stations in Elizabethtown, PA: WCAT recently changed formats and call letters to become WCPP, the first of Citadel's new brand of "Cool Pop" stations. Also, the site is missing "The Sound of Elizabethtown," WWEC 88.3 FM.

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Friendship Fire and Hose Company 1 Station 7 - 4 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Elizabethtown include: Alliance Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Tunnel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Elizabethtown: Elizabethtown Borough Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Conewago Valley Motor Inn (1688 Hershey Road), Errands & Extras Personal Assistant & Cncrge Services (273 West Ridge Road), Holiday Inn Express Elizabethtown (147 Merts Drive), Holiday Inn Exp Elizabethtown (147 Merts Drive).

Birthplace of: Garret Pettis - Footballer, Jack B. Horner - Politician, Steve Spence - Athletics competitor, William Frank Seiverling, Jr. - Marine.

Lancaster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elizabethtown and their reported violations in the past:

RIDGE RUN CPGRD (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-26-2012), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-18-2012)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-28-2011), St Formal NOV issued (APR-28-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2011)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2010 and MAR-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-26-2010), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-26-2010), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2010), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2010)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - Between JUN-23-2013 and JUL-23-2013, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2013), St Compliance achieved (AUG-14-2013)
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - Between MAR-19-2011 and APR-19-2011, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-28-2011), St Formal NOV issued (APR-28-2011), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2011)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-13-2009), St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2009), St Compliance achieved (MAY-26-2010), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2010), St Site Visit (enforcement) (MAY-26-2010)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
LITTLE MEXICO CAMPGROUND (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
ANCHOR ESTATES (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) - In FEB-2014, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-02-2014), St Formal NOV issued (APR-02-2014), St Public Notif received (APR-22-2014), St Compliance achieved (APR-25-2014)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2012 and MAR-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-11-2012)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2011 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-12-2012)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-26-2009)
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In JAN-01-2008, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-19-2008)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2008 and MAR-2008, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2008)
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
RIDGE RUN TAVERN (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-28-2011), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-2011), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2012), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2012)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (DEC-28-2011), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-2011), St Public Notif requested (DEC-28-2011), St Compliance achieved (FEB-10-2012), St Public Notif received (FEB-10-2012)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - Between OCT-29-2011 and NOV-29-2011, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-02-2011), St Public Notif requested (FEB-02-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2012), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2012)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
ELIZABETHTOWN VFW POST 5667 (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-25-2009), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-25-2009), St Public Notif requested (SEP-25-2009), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-25-2009), St Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2009)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-20-2009), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-2009), St Public Notif received (AUG-20-2009), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-2009), St Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2009)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2008 and DEC-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-24-2008), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-24-2008), St Compliance achieved (DEC-23-2008)
METRO EXPRESS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between OCT-2007 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JAN-25-2008), St Compliance achieved (JAN-25-2008), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-25-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
THE SPOT ON TURNPIKE ROAD (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
E TOWN TROLLEY STOP (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 4 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elizabethtown that have no violations reported:

  • RUSTIC MEADOWS CPGRD (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • IRONSTONE RANCH (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • RED ROSE MOTEL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SEEDWAY BUILDING (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This borough:

2.3 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:

62.1%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:

8.1%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Elizabethtown in 2010:

  • 1,518 people in college/university student housing
  • 68 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Elizabethtown in 2000:

  • 1,275 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 702 people in nursing homes
  • 37 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 2 people in other group homes

Banks with branches in Elizabethtown (2011 data):

  • Susquehanna Bank: Drive-In Facility, North Hanover Branch, Elizabethtown Branch, Elizabethtown Branch. Info updated 2012/02/28: Bank assets: $14,849.0 mil, Deposits: $10,294.4 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 308 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: The Masonic Homes Branch at 398 James Buchanan Dr, branch established on 1990/10/09. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Sovereign Bank, National Association: Elizabethtown Branch at 820 S Market Street, branch established on 1886/01/01. Info updated 2012/01/31: Bank assets: $78,146.9 mil, Deposits: $48,042.9 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 718 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
  • Northwest Savings Bank: Market Street Branch at 2296 South Market Street, branch established on 1999/05/20. Info updated 2009/11/23: Bank assets: $7,975.9 mil, Deposits: $5,985.6 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 172 total offices
  • Union Community Bank FSB: Elizabethtown Branch at 1275 South Market Street, branch established on 1988/01/25. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $533.2 mil, Deposits: $454.9 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Elizabethtown Giant Eagle Branch at 1278 South Market Street, branch established on 1994/12/14. Info updated 2010/09/24: Bank assets: $32,316.9 mil, Deposits: $25,297.1 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, 396 total offices, Holding Company: Uk Financial Investments Limited
  • Fulton Bank, National Association: Elizabethtown Branch at 1641 South Market Street, branch established on 1994/03/26. Info updated 2010/12/30: Bank assets: $9,041.7 mil, Deposits: $6,700.3 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 122 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Elizabethtown Branch at 104 South Market Street, branch established on 1920/01/01. Info updated 2011/08/08: Bank assets: $76,887.1 mil, Deposits: $60,064.2 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 808 total offices, Holding Company: M&T Bank Corporation

For population 15 years and over in Elizabethtown:

Marital status in Elizabethtown, PA
  • Never married: 37.3%
  • Now married: 47.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

For population 25 years and over in Elizabethtown:

  • High school or higher: 92.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2021
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2021
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.5
Pennsylvania average:

11.5

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Elizabethtown
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Elizabethtown, PA (based on Lancaster County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant122,957568
Mainline Protestant71,573192
Catholic51,29220
Other5,53620
Black Protestant2,1638
Orthodox1,6002
None264,324-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 106
Lancaster County:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Lancaster County:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 31
Here:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 131
This county:

2.63 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 296
Here:

5.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lancaster County:

8.4%
State:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.4%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Lancaster County:

13.1%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Elizabethtown:

48.3%
Pennsylvania:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Elizabethtown:

44.5%
Pennsylvania:

47.1%

Average BMI:
Elizabethtown:

28.5
Pennsylvania:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Elizabethtown:

21.0%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Elizabethtown:

11.8%
Pennsylvania:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Elizabethtown:

6.9
Pennsylvania:

6.8

Overweight people:
Elizabethtown:

31.9%
Pennsylvania:

34.3%

General health condition:
Elizabethtown:

55.2%
Pennsylvania:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Elizabethtown:

77.8%
State:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Elizabethtown, PA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 16$117,521$88,1410$0
Sewerage 8$40,975$61,4630$0
Streets and Highways 6$35,834$71,6680$0
Other Government Administration 5$27,508$66,0199$2,463
Police - Other 2$6,692$40,1520$0
Financial Administration 2$7,657$45,9420$0
Parks and Recreation 1$4,849$58,1880$0
Totals for Government 40$241,036$72,3119$2,463

Elizabethtown government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):

  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $628,000 ($54.45)
    Regular Highways: $458,000 ($39.71)
    Sewerage: $404,000 ($35.03)
    General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($0.35)
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $2,252,000 ($195.27)
    Police Protection: $1,934,000 ($167.69)
    General - Other: $1,560,000 ($135.26)
    Regular Highways: $1,082,000 ($93.82)
    Parks and Recreation: $908,000 ($78.73)
    Solid Waste Management: $500,000 ($43.35)
    Central Staff Services: $248,000 ($21.50)
    Local Fire Protection: $137,000 ($11.88)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $81,000 ($7.02)
    Housing and Community Development: $69,000 ($5.98)
    General Public Buildings: $42,000 ($3.64)
    Libraries: $36,000 ($3.12)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $34,000 ($2.95)
    Financial Administration: $28,000 ($2.43)
    Transit Utilities: $24,000 ($2.08)
    Health - Other: $17,000 ($1.47)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $176,000 ($15.26)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $579,000 ($50.20)
    Regular Highways: $133,000 ($11.53)
    Police Protection: $59,000 ($5.12)
    Central Staff Services: $11,000 ($0.95)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,066,000 ($265.85)

Elizabethtown government finances - Revenue in 2018 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $3,197,000 ($277.20)
    Other: $1,152,000 ($99.89)
    Solid Waste Management: $598,000 ($51.85)
    Parking Facilities: $19,000 ($1.65)
    Parks and Recreation: $12,000 ($1.04)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $25,000 ($2.17)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $94,000 ($8.15)
    Fines and Forfeits: $49,000 ($4.25)
    General Revenue - Other: $32,000 ($2.77)
    Rents: $23,000 ($1.99)
    Sale of Property: $15,000 ($1.30)
    Donations From Private Sources: $10,000 ($0.87)
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $22,000 ($1.91)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $545,000 ($47.26)
    Other: $342,000 ($29.65)
    General Local Government Support: $6,000 ($0.52)
  • Tax - Property: $2,602,000 ($225.61)
    Individual Income: $1,245,000 ($107.95)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $230,000 ($19.94)
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $203,000 ($17.60)
    Public Utility License: $154,000 ($13.35)

Elizabethtown government finances - Debt in 2018 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,262,000 ($456.26)
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,406,000 ($382.03)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,374,000 ($119.14)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $518,000 ($44.91)

Elizabethtown government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018 (per resident):

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,080,000 ($267.06)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,418,000 ($469.78)

4.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($63,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.04%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($104 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from York County, PA  0.34% ($52,417 average AGI)
from Berks County, PA  0.33% ($53,653)
from Chester County, PA  0.32% ($64,771)


4.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,657 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.16%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($74 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to York County, PA  0.51% ($52,440 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.31% ($49,881)
to Chester County, PA  0.26% ($60,586)
Businesses in Elizabethtown, PA
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1Kroger4
Blockbuster1Little Caesars Pizza1
Burger King1MasterBrand Cabinets3
CVS1McDonald's1
Curves1Pizza Hut1
Decora Cabinetry2RadioShack1
Dunkin Donuts1Sears1
Fashion Bug1Subway1
FedEx2T-Mobile1
GNC1Taco Bell1
Giant1The Room Place1
Goodwill1True Value1
H&R Block1U-Haul1
Holiday Inn1UPS1
Kmart1Wendy's1

Strongest AM radio stations in Elizabethtown:

  • WPDC (1600 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTOWN, PA; Owner: JVJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elizabethtown:

  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWEC (88.3 FM; ELIZABETHTOWN, PA; Owner: ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Elizabethtown:

  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
Fatal accident count
See more detailed statistics of Elizabethtown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 68Number of bridges
  • 413ft / 126mTotal length
  • $7,549,000Total costs
  • 665,752Total average daily traffic
  • 89,989Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Elizabethtown, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11910-1919
  • 11930-1939
  • 131940-1949
  • 51950-1959
  • 321960-1969
  • 31970-1979
  • 21980-1989
  • 31990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 72010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Elizabethtown, PA
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED70$152,81454$141,574186$135,07019$53,3683$136,66715$109,2670$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$170,0000$025$144,4004$87,0000$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$119,0008$131,00051$158,5108$15,6251$320,0002$123,5003$50,333
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$86,0004$122,50043$148,0932$86,5000$02$97,5000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$07$147,8570$00$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0107.01 , 0107.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$176,8575$178,200
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$125,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$07$157,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0107.01 , 0107.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Elizabethtown, PA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Elizabethtown, PA - Value

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 101. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 155 took place in 2005, and the least - 57 in 2013. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Elizabethtown, PA When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (72.5%), and Outside Fires (16.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Elizabethtown, PA
    • 1,17572.5%Structure Fires
    • 26116.1%Outside Fires
    • 17310.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 120.7%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Elizabethtown, PA
Most common first names in Elizabethtown, PA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary29384.0 years
John26579.5 years
William19682.2 years
Robert17775.8 years
Charles17581.2 years
Helen17583.1 years
Anna16583.6 years
George13782.1 years
Ruth13482.9 years
Margaret12884.3 years
Most common last names in Elizabethtown, PA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller10380.0 years
Smith8481.9 years
Heisey4778.6 years
Snyder4580.7 years
Shank4377.5 years
Myers4082.6 years
Martin3683.0 years
Williams3583.7 years
Good3482.0 years
Ebersole3178.9 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Elizabethtown, PA
  • 36.7%Electricity
  • 30.8%Utility gas
  • 26.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Coal or coke
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Elizabethtown, PA
  • 66.0%Electricity
  • 24.5%Utility gas
  • 6.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used


Elizabethtown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.

Elizabethtown on our top lists:

  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of libraries per resident (population 10,000+)"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people walking to work (population 5,000+)"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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