Elizabethton, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

30%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elizabethton	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$32,487	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$56,817	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$76,562	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$42,386	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$43,660	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,282	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.2%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elizabethton is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elizabethton is 30% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elizabethton is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elizabethton is 54% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,874 $56,817 $113,634

City

$46,856 $70,292 $140,584

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Elizabethton median earnings by income bracket

Elizabethton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.3%	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	12.4%	12.4%
Financial & insurance services	5.3%	5.3%
Wholesale & retail services	22.4%	22.4%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	13.1%	13.1%
Other	30.0%	30.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oak Grove CDP (Sumner County), TN	221	$99,517	22.4%
Colonial Heights, TN	2,981	$96,492	18.6%
Roan Mountain, TN	1,088	$91,770	12.8%
Jonesborough, TN	5,684	$89,753	10.4%
Blountville, TN	3,513	$85,162	4.7%
Elizabethton, TN	14,021	$56,817	30.1%

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Blytheville, AR	14,019	$60,738	25.3%
Federal Heights, CO	14,024	$73,880	9.2%
Teays Valley, WV	14,024	$132,698	63.2%
Iona, FL	14,013	$80,837	0.6%
Andover, KS	14,032	$148,563	82.7%
Elizabethton, TN	14,021	$56,817	30.1%

Source: The Elizabethton, TN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.