Borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · 2.7 sq mi · 4,538 people per sq mi
About 12,000 people live in Elizabethtown. The typical household earns $76,105, and the median resident is 34.9 years old.
2026 projection
From 11,654 in 2020
Poverty rate 7.64%
Men 35.9 · Women 33.8
1860–2026
12,035
2026 projection
3.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1860–2026
12,035
2026 projection
3.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 12,035 | +74 | 0.62% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,961 | +8 | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 11,953 | -51 | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 12,004 | +7 | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 11,997 | +82 | 0.69% |
| 2021 | 11,915 | +261 | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 11,654 | +306 | 2.70% |
| 2019 | 11,348 | -72 | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 11,420 | -29 | 0.25% |
| 2017 | 11,449 | -78 | 0.68% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 119 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 13 residents
45% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 45% | 48% | 42% |
| Never married | 38% | 37% | 39% |
| Divorced | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| Widowed | 4% | 1% | 7% |
| Separated | 1% | 1% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau