How long do people stay in their homes in Elizabethtown, KY?

Name: How long people stay in Elizabethtown, KY, 2020–2024
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32.7% (±4.0 points) of households in Elizabethtown, KY moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

11.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 32.7% (±4.0 points)
Since before 2000: 11.0%

When households in Elizabethtown moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	Kentucky	United States
2023 or later	5.5% (±1.9 points)	4.7%	4.5%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	27.2% (±3.5 points)	23.1%	19.3%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	45.5% (±3.9 points)	40.2%	38.4%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	10.7% (±2.1 points)	13.7%	16.7%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	5.0% (±1.0 points)	9.2%	10.4%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	6.0% (±1.6 points)	9.1%	10.7%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Elizabethtown, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Hardin County (27.8%).

It is also higher than in Kentucky (23.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Elizabethtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elizabethtown
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Elizabethtown	—	32.7% (±4.0 points)	—
Rineyville	5.5 mi	18.5% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Radcliff	8.6 mi	31.3% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Vine Grove	9.4 mi	34.3% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sonora	12 mi	36.2% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon Junction	12 mi	21.7% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Hodgenville	13 mi	36.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Knox	14 mi	63.4% (±10.5 points)	Higher
New Haven	16 mi	20.9% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rineyville, KY (18.5%), Lebanon Junction, KY (21.7%), New Haven, KY (20.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Knox, KY (63.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Fort Knox	63.4% (±10.5 points)
2	Sonora	36.2% (±22.3 points)
3	Vine Grove	34.3% (±8.9 points)
4	Elizabethtown	32.7% (±4.0 points)
5	Radcliff	31.3% (±4.4 points)
6	West Point	24.8% (±8.0 points)
7	Rineyville	18.5% (±10.9 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Elizabethtown

How often do people move in Elizabethtown?

32.7% of households in Elizabethtown, KY moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Elizabethtown have?

11.0% of households in Elizabethtown have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elizabethtown city, Kentucky

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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