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Elizabethton, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Elizabethton is a Census city of 14,374 people across 9.55 square miles of land, in Carter County. Median household income is $46,975, 62.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elizabethton
What Elizabethton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.55 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,505
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarter County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethton
How many people live in Elizabethton
- Population14,374
- Median age40.9
- Population under 182,722
- Share under 1818.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,950
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent
- Households6,036
- Family households3,426
- Share of households that are families56.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethton
Income and work in Elizabethton
- Median household income$46,975
- Per capita income$30,387
- Civilian labor force6,255
- Employed5,912
- Unemployed343 plus or minus 136
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over10,120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethton
Housing in Elizabethton
- Housing units6,794
- Occupied units6,036
- Vacant units758 plus or minus 284
- Vacancy rate11.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied3,779
- Renter occupied2,257
- Ownership rate62.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$740
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Single family units4,643
- Share single family68.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,909
- Share in buildings of two or more28.1 percent
- Mobile homes242 plus or minus 99
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethton
How Elizabethton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,144
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,290
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,313 plus or minus 296
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home10.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elizabethton
SBA loans in Elizabethton (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$2,979,000
- Average approval$372,375
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$998,100
- Jobs supported33
- Jobs per approval4.1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elizabethton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Elizabethton
Flood risk in Elizabethton
- NFIP communityCity of Elizabethton
- NFIP community number475425
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date02/14/25
The City of Elizabethton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 475425 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carter County, not Elizabethton
Carter County context, not Elizabethton figures
- Establishments in Carter County751
- Covered employment, Carter County12,025
- Average annual pay, Carter County$47,576
- Housing units permitted, Carter County177
Every figure in this section is published for Carter County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elizabethton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elizabethton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elizabethton, Tennessee?
14,374, in 6,036 households. Elizabethton city covers 9.55 square miles of land, which is 1,505 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elizabethton in?
Carter County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elizabethton?
$46,975. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,900. Median gross rent is $740 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Elizabethton businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $3.0 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elizabethton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Elizabethton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Elizabethton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Elizabethton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Elizabethton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elizabethton, city of, community 475425, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Elizabethton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carter County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elizabethton.
Is zoning published for Elizabethton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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