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Elizabethtown, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elizabethtown, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 48,194. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ELIZABETHTOWN-KY · Elizabethtown, KY 1 ZIPs · 48,194 pop · #13404/25278 · Hardin County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,619
  • RANK-MID #13404/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-SMALL 48,194
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $260,300

Nearest income peer: Upton, KY ( $920 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Elizabethtown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elizabethtown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elizabethtown, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
48,194
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,619
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,619 and poverty 13.5% concentrate in 42701.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.6%) for this income tier, rent $934 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kentucky, Topmost is the closest lower-income city and Loretto the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elizabethtown.

Population concentration

Elizabethtown's single ZIP 42701 carries the town

Elizabethtown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42701 is the entire residential footprint (48,194 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Elizabethtown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,554 establishments, 27,800 employees , annual payroll $1,333,583k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42701 (1,554 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (293) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Elizabethtown, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Hardin County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elizabethtown. See the Hardin County roll-up →

Elizabethtown sits in the lower half of Hardin County on income: Vine Grove, Fort Knox and Rineyville report more, Radcliff, Sonora and West Point report less. West Point marks the far end of that range at $50,577, 27% below Elizabethtown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42701 48,194 $69,619 1,554 117
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Elizabethtown roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Elizabethtown, .