Elizabethton.
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Tennessee·Carter County
5 tracts·15K people·$173K median·1,530/mi²
White 90 · Black 4 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 2 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Living alone 37 · Other 24
Health 35 · Retail 19 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 14 · Public admin 9 · Professional 8 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 23 · Service 18 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 11 · Work from home 11 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elizabethton is $172,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Elizabethton has 14,374 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.9; the population is 89.5% White, 4.0% Black, 3.3% Multiracial, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 26.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.8% (Census ACS).
West Side Elementary (68%), East Side Elementary (45%) and Happy Valley Elementary (43%) lead the elementary schools; T A Dugger Junior High School (54%) and Happy Valley Middle School (36%) lead the middle schools; Elizabethton High School (43%) and Happy Valley High School (32%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $740/month, 53% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elizabethton is $46,975 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Elizabethton, median rent is $740/month and the median home value is $172,900 (Census ACS).
Elizabethton reported 2.5 violent crimes and 16.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elizabethton are inland flooding (90), strong wind (79) and earthquake (65), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elizabethton, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).