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Elk Creek, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Elk Creek is a Census CDP of 2,207 people across 5.79 square miles of land, in Spencer County. Median household income is $144,100, 98.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elk Creek
What Elk Creek is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.79 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land381 plus or minus 81
- County holding the largest share of its areaSpencer County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Creek
How many people live in Elk Creek
- Population2,207 plus or minus 470
- Median age39.3
- Population under 18484 plus or minus 135
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over285 plus or minus 91
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households750
- Family households652 plus or minus 133
- Share of households that are families86.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Creek
Income and work in Elk Creek
- Median household income$144,100
- Per capita income$59,702
- Civilian labor force1,264 plus or minus 307
- Employed1,210 plus or minus 290
- Unemployed54 plus or minus 76
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over1,532
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Creek
Housing in Elk Creek
- Housing units759
- Occupied units750
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied742
- Renter occupied8 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate98.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$405,000
- Single family units759
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elk Creek
How Elk Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute983 plus or minus 248
- Commuting under 15 minutes59 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes6.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more620 plus or minus 178
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.1 percent
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home18.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Spencer County, not Elk Creek
Spencer County context, not Elk Creek figures
- Establishments in Spencer County255
- Covered employment, Spencer County2,235
- Average annual pay, Spencer County$46,034
- Housing units permitted, Spencer County126
Every figure in this section is published for Spencer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elk Creek.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elk Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elk Creek, Kentucky?
2,207, in 750 households. Elk Creek CDP covers 5.79 square miles of land, which is 381 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elk Creek in?
Spencer County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elk Creek?
$144,100. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $405,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Elk Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Spencer County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elk Creek.
Is zoning published for Elk Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.