Elizabethtown, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 24,144 (Urban population: 23,172, Rural population: 972 (29 farm, 943 nonfarm))

Elizabethtown, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,030 (9,308 occupied: 5,458 owner occupied, 3,850 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Housing density: 417 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $451 (lower quartile is $351, upper quartile is $713)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $418

Median gross rent in Elizabethtown, KY in 2007: $556

Housing units in Elizabethtown with a mortgage: 3,385 (383 second mortgage, 519 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,518

Elizabethtown,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,831 (it was $95,900 in 2000)

Elizabethtown:	$139,831
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,115 - $209,716

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,617

In family households: 18,064 (4,490 male householders, 1,629 female householders)
4,612 spouses, 6,405 children (5,834 natural, 98 adopted, 473 stepchildren), 238 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 188 parents, 190 other relatives, 218 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,553 (1,333 male householders (1,139 living alone)), 1,819 female householders (1,695 living alone)), 401 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 848 (777 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,841 2-persons, 1,553 3-persons, 1,108 4-persons, 463 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,834 1-person, 279 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

3,505 married couples with children.
1,654 single-parent households (276 men, 1,378 women).

94.8% of residents of Elizabethtown speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 704 (3.1%)
(47.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elizabethtown, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 88 4 rooms: 406 5 rooms: 1,276 6 rooms: 1,229 7 rooms: 859 8 rooms: 708 9 or more rooms: 880

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elizabethtown, Kentucky:
	1 room: 100 2 rooms: 397 3 rooms: 771 4 rooms: 1,355 5 rooms: 775 6 rooms: 239 7 rooms: 80 8 rooms: 107 9 or more rooms: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 509
1995 to 1998: 1,020
1990 to 1994: 1,129
1980 to 1989: 1,894
1970 to 1979: 2,031
1960 to 1969: 1,196
1950 to 1959: 1,286
1940 to 1949: 408
1939 or earlier: 557

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elizabethtown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 76 2 bedrooms: 914 3 bedrooms: 3,037 4 bedrooms: 1,153 5 or more bedrooms: 278

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elizabethtown:
	no bedroom: 100 1 bedroom: 1,158 2 bedrooms: 1,883 3 bedrooms: 573 4 bedrooms: 102 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Elizabethtown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 206 1 vehicle: 1,533 2 vehicles: 2,623 3 vehicles: 817 4 vehicles: 222 5 or more vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Elizabethtown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 616 1 vehicle: 2,012 2 vehicles: 1,102 3 vehicles: 75 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 23

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Elizabethtown, KY:

Less than $10,000: 69
$10,000 to $14,999: 36
$15,000 to $19,999: 48
$20,000 to $24,999: 56
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 30
$40,000 to $49,999: 59
$50,000 to $59,999: 136
$60,000 to $69,999: 181
$70,000 to $79,999: 225
$80,000 to $89,999: 259
$90,000 to $99,999: 306
$100,000 to $124,999: 853
$125,000 to $149,999: 915
$150,000 to $174,999: 577
$175,000 to $199,999: 498
$200,000 to $249,999: 577
$250,000 to $299,999: 358
$300,000 to $399,999: 303
$400,000 to $499,999: 111
$500,000 to $749,999: 83
$750,000 to $999,999: 46
$1,000,000 or more: 43

Elizabethtown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Elizabethtown:

Less than $100: 89 people
$100 to $149: 89
$150 to $199: 127
$200 to $249: 115
$250 to $299: 163
$300 to $349: 461
$350 to $399: 493
$400 to $449: 425
$450 to $499: 373
$500 to $549: 329
$550 to $599: 323
$600 to $649: 215
$650 to $699: 135
$700 to $749: 148
$750 to $799: 66
$800 to $899: 141
$900 to $999: 51
$1,000 to $1,249: 121
$1,250 to $1,499: 28
$1,500 to $1,999: 48
$2,000 or more: 22
No cash rent: 150

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 141 1990 to 1994: 35 1985 to 1989: 172 1980 to 1984: 43 1975 to 1979: 102 1970 to 1974: 17 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 153

Elizabethtown, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.6%
Number of people working at home: 205 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 447
5 to 9 minutes: 2044
10 to 14 minutes: 2650
15 to 19 minutes: 1262
20 to 24 minutes: 883
25 to 29 minutes: 462
30 to 34 minutes: 676
35 to 39 minutes: 172
40 to 44 minutes: 156
45 to 59 minutes: 762
60 to 89 minutes: 396
90 or more minutes: 190

Elizabethtown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,816 (86%)
Carpooled: 982 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 166 (2%)
Other means: 80 (1%)
Worked at home: 205 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 907
$10,000 to $14,999: 746
$15,000 to $19,999: 774
$20,000 to $24,999: 785
$25,000 to $29,999: 623
$30,000 to $34,999: 703
$35,000 to $39,999: 596
$40,000 to $44,999: 466
$45,000 to $49,999: 436
$50,000 to $59,999: 766
$60,000 to $74,999: 965
$75,000 to $99,999: 858
$100,000 to $124,999: 289
$125,000 to $149,999: 113
$150,000 to $199,999: 102
$200,000 or more: 142

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 4213

Other groups: 3097

German: 2112

English: 2061

Irish: 1902

Scotch-Irish: 430

French (except Basque): 404

Italian: 358

African: 277

Subsaharan African:: 277

Polish: 272

Scottish: 255

Dutch: 183

European: 114

Welsh: 104

Swedish: 99

British: 98

Norwegian: 88

Greek: 71

Arab:: 64

French Canadian: 54

Arab/Arabic: 37

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 35

Austrian: 31

Danish: 29

Belgian: 26

Canadian: 24

West Indian: 23

Scandinavian: 19

Hungarian: 19

German Russian: 18

Swiss: 18

Serbian: 17

Brazilian: 16

Armenian: 14

Lebanese: 14

Finnish: 13

Jamaican: 12

Lithuanian: 11

Ukrainian: 10

Jordanian: 8

Portuguese: 7

Czech: 6

Egyptian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (24%)
Japan (10%)
Korea (9%)
Other Western Europe (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
Taiwan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 14700
Northeast: 878
Midwest: 2347
South: 2633
West: 663

48% of Elizabethtown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 98
7th and 8th grade: 194
9th grade: 166
10th grade: 208
11th grade: 138
12th grade, no diploma: 212
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,959
Less than 1 year of college: 488
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,132
Associate degree: 531
Bachelor's degree: 857
Master's degree: 453
Professional school degree: 208
Doctorate degree: 54

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 78
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 107
7th and 8th grade: 572
9th grade: 202
10th grade: 238
11th grade: 202
12th grade, no diploma: 173
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,233
Less than 1 year of college: 807
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,135
Associate degree: 755
Bachelor's degree: 872
Master's degree: 620
Professional school degree: 110
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,616
Black householders: $37,113
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $39,068
Asian householders: $461,021
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $12,098
Some other race householders: $25,980
Two or more races householders: $47,134
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $53,586

Elizabethtown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Elizabethtown household income for Black householders

Elizabethtown household income for Asian householders

Elizabethtown household income for Two or more races householders

Elizabethtown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Elizabethtown marital status for males

Elizabethtown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,059
Black or African American householders: $117,959
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $94,775
Asian householders: $186,197
Some other race householders: $200,487
Two or more races householders: $173,220
Hispanic or Latino householders: $108,481

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,365
One, attached: 193
Two: 458
3 or 4: 951
5 to 9: 872
10 to 19: 336
20 to 49: 216
50 or more: 76
Mobile homes: 563

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,682

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elizabethtown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (39%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 225

Here:	8.9%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24

Here:	1.9%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 99

Here:	10.9%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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