ZIP 42701 · Elizabethtown
Who lives in ZIP code 42701 (Elizabethtown, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elizabethtown, KY · Hardin County
uszips 2026
People53,987
Median age38.1
Household income$69,619
Home value$257,344
Median rent$934/mo
Poverty13.5%
College degree+28.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Wider region
- Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 129 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,085
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
33.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,119.
Education (adults 25+)
39.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.5%
- Never married
- 28.6%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 48.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.1%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 13.3%
- With a disability
- 16.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.