Elizabethville, PA

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Elizabethville, Pennsylvania

Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin county, is 44 miles NW of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 86 miles N of Baltimore, Maryland. The people of the town are in the Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle metropolitan area. Elizabethville has a population of 1,344.

The People and Families of Elizabethville

In Elizabethville, about 53% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Elizabethville had a median family income of $40,625.

Elizabethville Housing

In Elizabethville, 53% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. You're likely to find a number of older homes if you drive around the town -- the mean age of housing units is fairly high here. Landlords in Elizabethville rent a large number of single bedroom units. Residential property taxes remain low i the town.

Commuting

In Elizabethville, 87% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Elizabethville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 17%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Elizabethville, PA

Comparing Elizabethville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Women
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	44 miles NW of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	86 miles N of Baltimore, Maryland
County	Dauphin
Metro Area	Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle
Standard Zip Codes	17023
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.549
Longitude	-76.811

Station	SELINSGROVE 2 S
Distance	16.5 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	42 inches

Station	NEWPORT RIVER
Distance	17.5 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	40.7 inches

Station	LANDISVILLE 2 NW
Distance	36 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 64 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 66 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,344	100%
Male	639	47.5%
Female	705	52.5%
Under 18	311	23.1%
18+	1,033	76.9%
65+	252	18.8%
Median Age	36.7
Average Family Size	2.91
White	1,315	97.8%
African-American	4	0.3%
Asian	12	0.9%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	3	0.2%
Mixed Race	10	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	16	1.2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,295
Growth	-49
Growth %	-3.59%

Ancestry	Percent
German	67.2%
Irish	5.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.1%
English	4.4%
Italian	3.9%
US/American	2.3%
Dutch	2.3%
Pennsylvania German	1.7%
Polish	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
French Canadian	0.9%
Hungarian	0.8%
Russian	0.7%
British	0.5%
European	0.4%
Scottish	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
French (except Basque)	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Elizabethville	1,344	$40,625
Berrysburg	354	$42,250
Gratz	676	$46,063
Halifax	875	$37,222
Lykens	1,937	$40,909
Millersburg	2,562	$44,327
Pillow	304	$41,000

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