Elizabethtown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 11,943 people and six associated neighborhoods, Elizabethtown is the 89th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.17% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Elizabethtown, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Elizabethtown provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

In terms of college education, Elizabethtown is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.39% of adults in Elizabethtown have a college degree.

The per capita income in Elizabethtown in 2022 was $35,246, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,984 for a family of four. However, Elizabethtown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Elizabethtown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.