Elizabethton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 14,302 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Elizabethton is the 41st largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities, Elizabethton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Elizabethton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elizabethton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elizabethton who work in sales jobs (11.61%), management occupations (9.25%), and office and administrative support (8.66%). Also of interest is that Elizabethton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Elizabethton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Elizabethton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Elizabethton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.18% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elizabethton in 2022 was $28,915, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,660 for a family of four. However, Elizabethton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Elizabethton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elizabethton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elizabethton include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Elizabethton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
