Colleges in Elizabethton Tennessee

County: Carter

Incorporated: 1799

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land Area: 9.16 square miles

Population Density: 1523 people per square mile

Population: 13,955

Population change since 2000: 4.40%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (94.7%), Black (2.5%), Hispanic (1.2%), Two or more races (1.0%), American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): United States (18.9%), German (12.8%), English (10.4%), Irish (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Scottish (3.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (7.5 miles , pop. 55,469)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (111.2 miles , pop. 540,828)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (461.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: Biltmore, TN (1.5 miles ), Central, TN (1.9 miles ), Watauga, TN (1.9 miles ), Pine Crest, TN (2.2 miles ), Hunter, TN (2.3 miles ), Johnson City, TN (2.7 miles ), Tiger Valley, TN (2.7 miles ), Bluff City, TN (3.0 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Elizabethton: Elizabethton Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 500, Itinerant Ops: 1,819, Local Ops: 31,651)

Elizabethton Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Length of stay since moving in above state average.

House age above state average.

Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 68.80%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 4.80%

Colleges/Universities in Elizabethton:

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT ELIZABETHTON

Full-time enrollment: 433, Location: 1500 ARNEY ST, Public, Website: elizabethton.tec.tn.us)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Elizabethton:

NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 15 miles, BLOUNTVILLE, TN, Full-time enrollment: 2,729

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

about 22 miles, JOHNSON CITY, TN, FT enrollment: 9,498

APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY

about 31 miles, BOONE, NC, FT enrollment: 12,245

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

about 54 miles, ASHEVILLE, NC, FT enrollment: 2,759

ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 55 miles, ASHEVILLE, NC, FT enrollment: 2,728

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 58 miles, RICHLANDS, VA, FT enrollment: 2,412

WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 58 miles, MORRISTOWN, TN, FT enrollment: 3,893