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Elk Creek, KY

2,344 Population
5.8 square miles 404.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±3.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$51,648 ±$9,043 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $40,019 ±$420
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$127,487 ±$20,202 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $71,737 ±$625
  • about double the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

5.9% ±5.2% (133  ±119) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.3% 163,772 (±0.4% / ±5,027)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

31.2 minutes ±11 (34,045  ±8,374) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 24.1 14,180,700 (±0.2 / ±174,610)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

713 ±142 Number of households
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 550,423 ±1,895
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
3.3 ±0.9 (2,344  ±436) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 2.4 1,337,065 (±0 / ±302)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

3.4% ±5.4% (21  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 5.2% 16,341 (±0.4% / ±1,134)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)

Housing

713 ±142 Number of housing units
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 597,784 ±404
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$358,600 ±$30,112 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $236,400 ±$1,890
  • nearly double the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

10.6% ±7.7% (246  ±185) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.3% 164,900 (±0.4% / ±4,958.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

93.7% ±0.6% (1,491  ±248.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 91.3% 863,353 (±0.7% / ±6,691)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
38.8% ±8% (617  ±163.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 32.2% 304,049 (±0.4% / ±3,873.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.1% ±3.2% (97  ±76) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 6.7% 91,498
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605

9.7% ±6% (170  ±109) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 7% 73,635 (±0.2% / ±2,212)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
170 Total veterans ±109 114 Male ±90 56 Female ±71

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