Being a small town, Elizabethtown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Elizabethtown citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.16% of adults 25 and older in Elizabethtown have a college degree.
The per capita income in Elizabethtown in 2018 was $19,372, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,488 for a family of four. Elizabethtown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.07% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Elizabethtown is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elizabethtown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elizabethtown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elizabethtown include English, German, Irish, European, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Elizabethtown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
