What kinds of homes are in Elk Creek, KY?

Name: Types of homes in Elk Creek, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Elk Creek, KY has 759 (±139) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 131 homes per square mile of land.

100.0% are detached single-family houses.

0.0% are in buildings of two to four units.

0.0% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 759 (±139)
Detached houses: 100.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 0.0%
5+ unit buildings: 0.0%

Homes in Elk Creek by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Elk Creek	Spencer County	Kentucky	United States
Single-family, detached	100.0% (±4.8 points)	90.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.1%	2.9%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.2%	2.7%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.0% (±4.8 points)	1.5%	4.3%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.0% (±4.8 points)	1.3%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.7%	3.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.6%	3.7%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.0% (±4.8 points)	5.1%	10.7%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±4.8 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%

In Elk Creek, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Spencer County (2.6%).

It is also lower than in Kentucky (11.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Elk Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elk Creek
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Elk Creek	—	0.0% (±8.3 points)	—
Taylorsville	5.9 mi	30.6% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Simpsonville	7.0 mi	6.9% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shelbyville	10 mi	18.3% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Mount Washington	11 mi	5.2% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown	12 mi	38.3% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Woodland Hills	12 mi	0.0% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jeffersontown	12 mi	16.9% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Fairfield	13 mi	0.0% (±46.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Taylorsville, KY (30.6%), Shelbyville, KY (18.3%), Middletown, KY (38.3%).

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

Elk Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Elk Creek

How many homes are in Elk Creek?

Elk Creek, KY has an estimated 759 (±139) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Elk Creek houses or apartments?

100.0% are detached houses and 0.0% attached houses, while 0.0% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Elk Creek?

0.0% of homes in Elk Creek are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Elk Creek CDP, Kentucky

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.