Elizabethtown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 11,882 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Elizabethtown is the 109th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some boroughs, Elizabethtown isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Elizabethtown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elizabethtown is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elizabethtown who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.48%), sales jobs (9.81%), and food service (8.80%).

In addition, Elizabethtown is a college town. There are a lot of students in Elizabethtown attending college, and as a result Elizabethtown provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Being a small borough, Elizabethtown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Elizabethtown Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Elizabethtown is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 27.44% of adults in Elizabethtown have a college degree.

The per capita income in Elizabethtown in 2000 was $18,384, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,536 for a family of four.

The people who call Elizabethtown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elizabethtown is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Elizabethtown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Elizabethtown is English.