2022 population: 157,026 ( 8,688 from 2010 , 1,452 from 2020)
Land area: 1190.4 square miles
Population density: 131.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	124,716	79.42%	3.0%
Black:	14,704	9.36%	11.2%
Indian:	590	0.38%	9.2%
Asian:	3,184	2.03%	21.8%
2+ races:	5,024	3.20%	27.4%
Hispanic:	8,808	5.61%	33.9%

Total non-White:	32,310	20.58%	18.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,122	13.2
Deaths:	4,160	13.4
Net Migration:	1,307	4.2
Net Immigration:	119	0.4

Change in White population:	3,576	2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,112	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
148,338
121,140	81.66%
13,218	8.91%
650	0.44%
2,615	1.76%
3,945	2.66%
6,577	4.43%
27,198	18.34%

2000
133,896
112,399	83.95%
12,507	9.34%
523	0.39%
2,081	1.55%
2,293	1.71%
3,866	2.89%
21,497	16.05%

1990
125,089
107,113	85.63%
12,522	10.01%
536	0.43%
1,974	1.58%
n/a
2,944	2.35%
17,976	14.37%

1980
123,693
106,565	86.15%
11,743	9.49%
308	0.25%
1,642	1.33%
n/a
3,309	2.68%
17,128	13.85%

1970
107,889
97,107	90.01%
8,019	7.43%
147	0.14%
381	0.35%
n/a
1,872	1.74%
10,782	9.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
18,164	13.6
9,565	7.1
-2,131	-1.6
410	0.3

8,741	6.5
5,701	4.3

Number	Rate
1990's
20,148	16.1
8,767	7.0
-6,333	-5.1
476	0.4

5,286	4.2
3,521	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
23,394	18.9
7,384	6.0
-14,254	-11.5
n/a

548	0.4
848	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,107	-2.0
n/a

9,458	8.8
6,346	5.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.0
37,277	23.7%
119,749	76.3%
23,174	14.8%

59,159
2.58

39,831	67.3%
29,403	73.8%
3,961	9.9%
19,328	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
35.5
38,596	26.0%
109,742	74.0%
16,797	11.3%

55,939
2.58

40,081	71.7%
30,460	76.0%
4,175	10.4%
15,858	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
37,067	27.7%
96,829	72.3%
13,254	9.9%

49,276
2.63

36,922	74.9%
29,949	81.1%
3,616	9.8%
12,354	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
28.7
36,112	28.9%
88,977	71.1%
10,459	8.4%

42,159
2.78

33,668	79.9%
28,535	84.8%
2,504	7.4%
8,491	20.1%

1980
Number	Percent
24.8
38,327	31.0%
85,366	69.0%
8,113	6.6%

36,043
2.99

29,960	83.1%
26,170	87.3%
2,000	6.7%
6,083	16.9%

2022 Housing Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,564	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,601	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,738	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,001	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,313	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,518	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,445	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,490	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,667	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,095	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,028	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,361	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,842	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,107	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,083	6.9%
$200,000 or more	3,306	5.6%

Median Household Income	64,285
Per Capita Income	34,421

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,896	6.6%
Public Assistance	947	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,327	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,740	64.3%
Unemployed	3,898	4.1%
In Armed Forces	3,553	3.8%

Total Labor Force	68,191	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	26,336	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25,486	20,430	55.5%
Non-Profit	1,335	2,628	33.7%
Self-Employed	3,103	2,056	60.1%

Local Government	1,528	2,366	39.2%
State Government	847	1,731	32.9%
Federal Government	3,040	2,512	54.8%

Total Private + Self	28,589	22,486	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,750	9,237	42.2%
Total	35,339	31,723	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,740	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,997	19.3%
Professional, Technical	12,927	19.2%
Service Occupations	10,781	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	220	0.3%
All others	20,751	30.9%

White Collar		53.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	10,485	15.6%
Health care and social assistance	9,132	13.6%
Retail trade	8,163	12.1%
Public administration	5,392	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	4,937	7.3%
Educational services	4,892	7.3%
Construction	4,393	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	4,098	6.1%
Other services	2,819	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,636	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,496	3.7%
Finance and insurance	2,060	3.1%
Wholesale trade	1,236	1.8%
Information	1,136	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,085	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	857	1.3%
Utilities	662	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	527	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	141	0.2%
Management	49	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,385	2.17%
Puerto Rican	2,556	1.64%
Cuban	263	0.17%
Dominican	277	0.18%

Total Central American	837	0.54%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	112	0.07%
Honduran	151	0.10%
Nicaraguan	29	0.02%
Panamanian	447	0.29%
Salvadoran	98	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	151	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	101	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	33	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	17	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	883	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	626	0.40%
Filipino	550	0.35%
Indian	444	0.28%
Chinese	212	0.14%
Japanese	212	0.14%
Vietnamese	135	0.09%
Thai	68	0.04%
Cambodian	49	0.03%
Taiwanese	42	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	138,353	94.5%
Spanish	3,922	2.7%
German, other Germanic	1,503	1.0%
Other Indo-European	655	0.4%
Tagalog	456	0.3%
Korean	449	0.3%
Other Asian	410	0.3%
Other	161	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	138	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	19,214	12.3%
German	18,969	12.2%
English	16,932	10.9%
American	15,015	9.6%
Italian	4,021	2.6%
European	3,312	2.1%
Scottish	2,703	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,091	1.3%
Polish	1,821	1.2%
French	1,769	1.1%
Norwegian	1,396	0.9%
Dutch	1,209	0.8%
Welsh	1,081	0.7%
African	863	0.6%
British	795	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	153,645	98.6%
Not a citizen	2,226	1.4%

Native	150,911	96.8%
Foreign-born	4,960	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,852	2.7%	6,611	6.3%	34,728	33.0%	37,922	36.1%	13,328	12.7%	9,640	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,852	2.7%
9-12 Years	6,611	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,728	33.0%
Some College	37,922	36.1%
Bach. Degree	13,328	12.7%
Grad Degree	9,640	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	98,382	92,256	6,126	6.2%
1991	98,044	91,234	6,810	6.9%
1992	98,886	92,126	6,760	6.8%
1993	99,620	93,332	6,288	6.3%
1994	99,988	94,298	5,690	5.7%
1995	101,278	95,660	5,618	5.5%
1996	104,358	99,066	5,292	5.1%
1997	105,852	100,456	5,396	5.1%
1998	106,642	101,726	4,916	4.6%
1999	107,864	102,148	5,716	5.3%

2000	122,392	117,210	5,182	4.2%
2001	122,114	115,878	6,236	5.1%
2002	123,230	116,050	7,180	5.8%
2003	126,616	119,422	7,194	5.7%
2004	128,102	120,994	7,108	5.5%
2005	130,028	122,126	7,902	6.1%
2006	133,612	126,184	7,428	5.6%
2007	132,108	125,192	6,916	5.2%
2008	132,494	123,782	8,712	6.6%
2009	133,054	117,930	15,124	11.4%

2010	131,286	117,728	13,558	10.3%
2011	132,940	120,114	12,826	9.6%
2012	132,380	121,036	11,344	8.6%
2013	132,512	122,062	10,450	7.9%
2014	129,046	120,814	8,232	6.4%
2015	128,468	122,018	6,450	5.0%
2016	131,584	125,594	5,990	4.6%
2017	133,790	127,656	6,134	4.6%
2018	134,100	128,592	5,508	4.1%
2019	134,888	129,358	5,530	4.1%

2020	130,336	121,052	9,284	7.1%
2021	128,618	122,682	5,936	4.6%
2022	129,138	123,744	5,394	4.2%
2023	129,818	124,334	5,484	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	65,448
Median Value	$184,436

Occupied	59,159	90.4%
Vacant	6,289	9.6%

Owned	38,752	65.5%
Rented	20,407	34.5%
Median Rent	$903

Single-Family Units	47,101	72.0%
Detached	44,348	67.8%
Attached	2,753	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,110	9.3%
Mobile Homes	7,108	10.9%

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area