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Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Elizabethtown is a Census borough of 11,925 people across 2.65 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. Median household income is $76,105, 58.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 29 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elizabethtown
What Elizabethtown is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.65 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,496
- County holding the largest share of its areaLancaster 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.
Elizabethtown
How many people live in Elizabethtown
- Population11,925
- Median age34.9
- Population under 182,119
- Share under 1817.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,991
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent
- Households4,590
- Family households2,697
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethtown
Income and work in Elizabethtown
- Median household income$76,105
- Per capita income$40,293
- Civilian labor force6,747
- Employed6,519
- Unemployed228 plus or minus 140
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over7,443
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethtown
Housing in Elizabethtown
- Housing units4,679
- Occupied units4,590
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 68
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied2,673
- Renter occupied1,917
- Ownership rate58.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$238,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,174
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units2,971
- Share single family63.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,708 plus or minus 421
- Share in buildings of two or more36.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethtown
How Elizabethtown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,630
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,767
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,800 plus or minus 417
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked8.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethtown
SBA loans in Elizabethtown (7(a))
- Approvals29
- Gross approval$17,044,000
- Average approval$587,724
- Median approval$165,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,358,980
- Largest approval$4,262,500
- Jobs supported184
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.3 percent
- Share to franchises17.2 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elizabethtown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Elizabethtown
SBA loans in Elizabethtown (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,791,000
- Average approval$558,200
- Median approval$619,000
- Largest approval$1,007,000
- Jobs supported39
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elizabethtown, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Elizabethtown
Flood risk in Elizabethtown
- NFIP communityBorough of Elizabethtown
- NFIP community number420550
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/16
The Borough of Elizabethtown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420550 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lancaster County, not Elizabethtown
Lancaster County context, not Elizabethtown figures
- Establishments in Lancaster County13,776
- Covered employment, Lancaster County252,045
- Average annual pay, Lancaster County$59,966
- Housing units permitted, Lancaster County1,184
Every figure in this section is published for Lancaster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elizabethtown.
All Lancaster County figures →
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
Elizabethtown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania?
11,925, in 4,590 households. Elizabethtown borough covers 2.65 square miles of land, which is 4,496 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elizabethtown in?
Lancaster 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 Elizabethtown?
$76,105. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $238,700. Median gross rent is $1,174 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Elizabethtown businesses?
29 7(a) approvals totaling $17.0 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $165,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elizabethtown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Elizabethtown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Elizabethtown. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Elizabethtown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Elizabethtown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elizabethtown, borough of, community 420550, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Elizabethtown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lancaster 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 Elizabethtown.
Is zoning published for Elizabethtown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.