Latest news about poverty in Elizabethtown, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.1% of Elizabethtown, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 16.6% less than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 10.1% of high school graduates and 29.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.8% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 74.2%. For comparison, it was 35.1% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Elizabethtown, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Elizabethtown:
14.1%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Elizabethtown:
5.6%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Elizabethtown:
17.8%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Elizabethtown:
21.8%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
74.2%
Residents above poverty level:
35.1%
Poverty by age in Elizabethtown, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Elizabethtown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
36.1%Under 5 years
20.7%5 years
18.4%6 to 11 years
17.4%12 to 14 years
25.9%15 years
15.9%16 and 17 years
33.0%18 to 24 years
7.9%25 to 34 years
2.7%35 to 44 years
8.9%45 to 54 years
10.5%55 to 64 years
6.5%65 to 74 years
7.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Elizabethtown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
54.9%Under 5 years
40.1%5 years
4.9%6 to 11 years
11.1%12 to 14 years
32.1%15 years
34.3%16 and 17 years
27.9%18 to 24 years
10.7%25 to 34 years
12.9%35 to 44 years
12.8%45 to 54 years
13.7%55 to 64 years
19.8%65 to 74 years
29.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Elizabethtown,KY (% below half of poverty level)
6.1%Under 6 years
5.7%6 to 11 years
9.9%12 to 17 years
11.5%18 to 24 years
5.7%25 to 34 years
4.1%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
2.1%65 to 74 years
0.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Elizabethtown, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Elizabethtown, KY (%)
14.6%White
19.5%Black
8.1%American Indian
13.2%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
63.0%Other race
18.6%2+ races
28.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Elizabethtown, KY (absolute numbers)
3,348White
605Black
4American Indian
105Asian
0Native Hawaiian
400Other race
5312+ races
434Hispanic
15.2%Below poverty level
84.8%Above poverty level
20.7%Below poverty level
79.3%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Elizabethtown, KY
Children below poverty level:
Elizabethtown, Kentucky:
21.8%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Elizabethtown:
10.1%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Elizabethtown:
29.2%
Kentucky:
33.5%
28.4%Married-couple family
1.9%Male, no wife present
69.7%Female, no husband present
5.5%Worked full-time, year-round
34.4%Worked part-time
60.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
3.0%One full-time, other part-time
24.4%One full-time, other didn't work
22.9%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
49.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
1.9%1999 to 2000
11.7%1995 to 1998
5.7%1990 to 1994
13.6%1980 to 1989
27.5%1970 to 1979
7.2%1960 to 1969
26.8%1950 to 1959
3.8%1940 to 1949
1.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.4%1999 to 2000
10.8%1995 to 1998
14.2%1990 to 1994
15.8%1980 to 1989
16.3%1970 to 1979
13.7%1960 to 1969
15.1%1950 to 1959
4.7%1940 to 1949
7.1%1939 or earlier
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