Moving to Elizabethtown, Illinois

Population: 348. Estimated population in July 2024: 335 (-3.7% change)
Males: 162 (46.6%), Females: 186 (53.4%)

Hardin County

Zip code: 62931

Demographics

Median resident age: 50.7 years
Median household income: $17,750
Median house value: $40,000

Population by Race

Races in Elizabethtown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (19.5%), Irish (17.8%), English (14.1%), United States (10.6%), Scotch-Irish (6.3%), Dutch (2.0%).

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elizabethtown

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elizabethtown village

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 15.9%
  • Divorced: 17.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -79 (-18.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Elizabethtown:

  • HARDIN COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ROSICLARE, IL)
  • LIVINGSTON HOSP AND HEALTHCARE SER INC (about 13 miles; SALEM, KY)
  • CRITTENDEN CO HOSP (about 19 miles; MARION, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elizabethtown:

  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 43 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 53 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elizabethtown:

  • MARION-CRITTENDEN COUNTY (about 17 miles; MARION, KY; Abbreviation: 5M9)
  • STURGIS MUNI (about 26 miles; STURGIS, KY; Abbreviation: I05)
  • HARRISBURG-RALEIGH (about 29 miles; HARRISBURG, IL; Abbreviation: HSB)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elizabethtown:

  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 59 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 59 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 64 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 64 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 86 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)

Public high school in Elizabethtown:

  • HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 185; Location: R R 2; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Elizabethtown:

  • HARDIN COUNTY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 397; Location: R R 2; Grades: PK – 06)
  • HARDIN COUNTY JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: R R 2; Grades: 07 – 08)