Elizabethton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 14,244 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Elizabethton is the 41st largest community in Tennessee.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 education level of Elizabethton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.27% of adults in Elizabethton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elizabethton in 2022 was $26,827, 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 $107,308 for a family of four. However, Elizabethton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elizabethton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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.