Elizabethtown is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,265 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elizabethtown is the 238th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns, Elizabethtown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Elizabethtown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elizabethtown is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Elizabethtown who work in food service (28.60%), office and administrative support (13.87%), and management occupations (7.06%). Elizabethtown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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 2022 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.
