Elizabethton, TN Demographic Data
Elizabethton, TN Summary
Elizabethton is located in Carter County in Tennessee
- Population: 14,228
- Area: 9.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,437.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,680.45 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elizabethton, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,300
52%
50.8
Male
6,712
48%
49.2
Total Population
14,012
323,128,000
Elizabethton, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
559
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
765
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
591
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
899
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,022
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,829
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,476
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,513
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,118
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
957
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,716
12.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,093
7.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
474
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,706
83.5%
77.2
Female
6,285
53.7%
51.3
Male
5,421
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,040
78.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,935
28.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,283
23.4%
15.2
Female
1,946
59.3%
55.8
Male
1,337
40.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Elizabethton, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,782
98.4%
96.8
White
13,194
94.2%
72.6
Black or African American
533
3.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
21
0.1%
0.8
Asian
13
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
21
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
230
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
432
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
240
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
174
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,580
96.9%
82.2
Elizabethton, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
677
6.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,065
10.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,419
33.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,346
23.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
684
6.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,161
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
824
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,742
17.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,434
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,985
19.5%
31.2
Elizabethton, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,475
28.7%
33.7%
Now Married
4,911
40.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,983
16.4%
11.0%
Separated
358
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
1,370
11.3
5.8%
Elizabethton, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,020
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
433
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
386
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
36
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
11
0.1%
1.1%
Elizabethton, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
707
12.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
580
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,171
19.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
817
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
877
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
919
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
364
6.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
240
4.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
108
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
100
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
30,649
57,617
Per capita income
20,750
31,128
Elizabethton, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
30
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
500
9.4%
9.8
Construction
351
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,694
31.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
207
3.9%
6.6
Information
56
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
505
9.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
410
7.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
411
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
156
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
680
12.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
195
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
141
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
362
6.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,639
30.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
761
14.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,446
27.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,128
21.1%
18.1%
Elizabethton, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,151
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,297
83.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
402
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
16
0.3%
5.1
Walked
139
2.7%
2.7
Other means
133
2.6%
1.8
Worked at home
164
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
Elizabethton, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
481
8.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,294
39.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,154
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
954
16.2%
21.0
Elizabethton, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,883
90.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,571
60.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,312
39.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
647
9.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Elizabethton, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,530
1 room
39
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
99
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
516
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,380
21.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,546
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,309
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
826
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
388
5.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
427
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elizabethton, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,530
1-unit, detached
4,373
67.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
155
2.4%
5.9
2-units
257
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
367
5.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
686
10.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
208
3.2%
4.4
20 or more units
207
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
277
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elizabethton, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
992
15.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
931
14.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
916
14.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
962
14.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
891
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
725
11.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
526
8.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
433
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
145
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
9
0.1%
1.4%
Elizabethton, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,528
26.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
96
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
4,170
70.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
50
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
20
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.3%
1.1
Elizabethton, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,749
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
15
0.9%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
28
1.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
34
1.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
65
3.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
443
25.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,164
66.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
723
41.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
283
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
143
8.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
124
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
476
27.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elizabethton, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,038
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
124
6.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
876
43.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,038
50.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
274
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
557
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
374
19.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
198
10.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
203
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
298
15.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
162
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
737
37.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
340
0.0%
0.0%
Elizabethton, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,571
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
300
8.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,105
30.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
993
27.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
674
18.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
285
8.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
144
4.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
34
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
36
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
116,100
205,000
