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Elizabethtown Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elizabethtown Area is $23,879, which is about the same as the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Elizabethtown Area median household income is $48,617. On average Elizabethtown Area residents spend 24.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #401

Elizabethtown Area	23,879 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	27,421 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	33,135 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	22,376 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #320

Elizabethtown Area	48,617 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	62,043 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	7.39%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Elizabethtown Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Elizabethtown Area		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.75%	$9,885, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.69%	$16,208, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.36%	$4,003, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.23%	$24,131, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	58,244 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	69,901 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Elizabethtown Area	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$48,351, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$53,361, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,083, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$64,653, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$31,161, see rank	$30,713	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$48,750, see rank	$38,095	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,078, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,417, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Elizabethtown Area	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$28,918, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,201, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,758, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$34,180, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Elizabethtown Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	116,775, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	57,801, 49.50%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	41,194, 71.27%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5,645, 9.77%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	35,549, 61.50%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	32,256, 90.74%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,293, 9.26%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,607, 28.73%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	58,974, 50.50%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	33,404, 56.64%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	408, 0.69%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	32,996, 55.95%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,590, 89.68%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,406, 10.32%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	25,570, 43.36%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Elizabethtown Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	66,811, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	54,843, 82.09%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,329, 10.97%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	235, 0.35%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	1,167, 1.75%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	766, 1.15%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,471, 3.70%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elizabethtown Area	24.0 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Elizabethtown Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	61,846	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	32,256, 52.16%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,053, 28.07%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,079, 12.65%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,131, 15.91%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	342, 1.06%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,175, 9.84%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,878, 24.42%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	29,590, 47.84%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,035, 37.29%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,809, 19.63%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,047, 33.95%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	60, 0.20%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	97, 0.33%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,411, 8.15%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Elizabethtown Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	61,846, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	996, 1.61%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	3,871, 6.26%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,714, 12.47%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,719, 2.78%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,543, 12.20%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,663, 5.92%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	1,286, 2.08%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,646, 4.28%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,616, 7.46%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,586, 21.97%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,540, 8.96%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,469, 8.84%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,197, 5.17%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Elizabethtown Area	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22,571	15.41%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,823	12.03%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.