Essex County > Elizabethtown (town)
Population trend for Elizabethtown
02,0001990: 1,3141,31419902000: 1,3151,31520002010: 1,1631,16320102020: 1,2031,20320202023: 1,0081,0082023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, in the North Country region.

Community anchors include Essex County government and Boquet Valley Central School District.

2023 Median income for Essex County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Essex County home price index (FHFA)
1989–2024: Home prices rose about 241%.

300 189 79 1989 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Elizabethtown
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Elizabethtown
Married-couple families: 193 (77.5%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 27 (10.8%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 29 (11.6%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 194 (78.9%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 52 (21.1%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Elizabethtown

Pct 5 and under 0% Pct 6 to 17 37% Pct 18 to 64 9% Pct 65 and over 20%

The overall poverty rate in Elizabethtown is 14 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Elizabethtown lived in the prior year

Same house: 847 (85.6%) Same county (different house): 82 (8.3%) Different NY county: 52 (5.3%) 990 current residents Same house: 847 (85.6%) Same house Same county (different house): 82 (8.3%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 52 (5.3%) Different NY county Different state: 9 (0.9%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Elizabethtown residents
47.4 51.3 54.9 54 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau