Elizabethton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 14,461 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Elizabethton is the 41st largest community in Tennessee.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.79% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 percentage of people in Elizabethton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.37% of adults in Elizabethton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elizabethton in 2022 was $30,387, 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 $121,548 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, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Elizabethton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.