CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elizabethtown

Indiana · 495 residents · 0.26 sq mi

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Elizabethtown is a city of 495 people in Indiana. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $34,600. Growth has run 27% since 2000, or 104 more people. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 19%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

0% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

495

+27%vs 2000

vs 391 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024372

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(48)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(46)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.9%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(96)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(61)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(38)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(47)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,438

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,364 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,347

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,373 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,600

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$418

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $532 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.0%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

11.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(382)

Black0.8%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(490)

Black1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard1.1%(4)

Mexican0.5%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian4%(15)

Ancestry

German8.1%(30)

English7.8%(29)

Irish5.1%(19)

Subsaharan African4.8%(18)

Nigerian4.8%(18)

American3%(11)

Italian0.8%(3)

Dutch0.5%(2)

Norwegian0.3%(1)

Polish0.3%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Nigerian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

0.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.3%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

−13%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.9%(44)

Married46.1%(70)

Widowed8.6%(13)

Divorced16.4%(25)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(35)

Married44.3%(66)

Widowed13.4%(20)

Divorced18.8%(28)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−27.3 ptssince 2013

from 30.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.5%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.1%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

+18.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era68%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II8%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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