Elizabethtown, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elizabethtown	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$45,971	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$69,219	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$113,682	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,944	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,748	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,682	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.4%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elizabethtown is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Elizabethtown is 15% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elizabethtown is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elizabethtown is 11% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,141 $69,219 $138,438

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Elizabethtown median earnings by income bracket

Elizabethtown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.5%	4.5%
Manufacturing sector	25.7%	25.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	10.4%	10.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%	5.1%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	30.1%	30.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rineyville, KY	2,500	$121,252	49.1%
Cecilia, KY	573	$104,806	28.9%
Vine Grove, KY	6,443	$104,209	28.1%
Fort Knox, KY	9,207	$93,858	15.4%
Sonora, KY	1,017	$72,239	11.2%
Elizabethtown, KY	31,333	$69,219	14.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Opelika, AL	31,335	$75,956	6.6%
Grimsby, ON	31,320	n/a
Lawrenceville, GA	31,316	$79,400	2.4%
Gloucester, MA	31,315	$111,681	37.3%
Eldersburg, MD	31,301	$190,542	134.3%
Elizabethtown, KY	31,333	$69,219	14.9%

Source: The Elizabethtown, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.