Elizabethton

Population: 14,364
Median household income: $44,834
Median home value: $159,700

Located in Carter County, Tennessee, Elizabethton is a community with a population of 14,364. Its median household income of $44,834 runs below the Carter County figure of $48,435.

From 2019 to 2023, Elizabethton's population grew 5.8% from 13,577 to 14,364, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $124,000 to $159,700.

The median resident is 40.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,364
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,834
Median home value: $159,700
Median gross rent: $751
Housing units: 6,729
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,57714,364

Median household income

$36,863$44,834

Median home value

$124,000$159,700

Median gross rent

$641$751

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,577	$36,863	$124,000	$641
2020	13,568	$38,007	$122,000	$635
2021	14,112	$39,927	$132,200	$639
2022	14,375	$44,252	$150,100	$725
2023	14,364	$44,834	$159,700	$751

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	739	5.1%
5 to 17	1,999	13.9%
18 to 24	1,376	9.6%
25 to 34	2,262	15.7%
35 to 44	1,556	10.8%
45 to 54	1,887	13.1%
55 to 64	1,521	10.6%
65 to 74	1,487	10.4%
75 and over	1,537	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,001	90.5%
Black or African American	617	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	63	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.2%
Two or more races	390	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	261	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,172	11.4%
High school graduate	3,390	33.1%
Some college or associate's	3,107	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,810	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	771	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,360	78.1%
Carpooled	359	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	130	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	596	10.7%
Other means	138	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,064	41.4%
15 to 29 min	1,604	32.2%
30 to 44 min	800	16.0%
45 to 59 min	307	6.2%
60+ min	212	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 19.0% (2,463 of 12,991)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,450	58.0%
Nonfamily households	2,503	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,953	88.5%
Vacant	776	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,698	62.1%
Renter-occupied	2,255	37.9%

1-unit, detached65.8%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,427	65.8%
1-unit, attached	139	2.1%
2 to 4 units	761	11.3%
5 to 19 units	1,007	15.0%
20 or more units	139	2.1%
Mobile home & other	256	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4723500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 36.3396, -82.2378