Latest news about poverty in Elizabethton, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
20.6% of Elizabethton, TN residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 35.6% greater than the poverty level of 13.3% across the entire state of Tennessee. 16.7% of high school graduates and 30.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 25.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.7%. For comparison, it was 27.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Elizabethton, TN
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Elizabethton:
20.6%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Elizabethton:
8.1%
Whole state:
6.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Elizabethton:
25.9%
Tennessee:
21.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 20.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Elizabethton:
27.4%
Tennessee:
24.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.7%
Residents above poverty level:
27.2%
Poverty by age in Elizabethton, TN
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Elizabethton,TN (percentage below poverty level)
30.0%Under 5 years
38.0%5 years
14.0%6 to 11 years
25.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
17.0%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
19.0%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
10.0%45 to 54 years
23.0%55 to 64 years
22.0%65 to 74 years
10.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Elizabethton,TN (percentage below poverty level)
28.6%Under 5 years
61.8%5 years
36.3%6 to 11 years
22.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.3%16 and 17 years
21.9%18 to 24 years
30.9%25 to 34 years
21.3%35 to 44 years
7.3%45 to 54 years
26.1%55 to 64 years
19.2%65 to 74 years
6.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Elizabethton,TN (% below half of poverty level)
28.4%Under 6 years
9.0%6 to 11 years
9.2%12 to 17 years
18.2%18 to 24 years
10.7%25 to 34 years
4.7%35 to 44 years
1.4%45 to 54 years
7.6%55 to 64 years
0.3%65 to 74 years
1.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Elizabethton, TN
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Elizabethton, TN (%)
19.3%White
36.1%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
95.8%Other race
12.9%2+ races
20.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Elizabethton, TN (absolute numbers)
2,194White
266Black
0American Indian
0Asian
84Other race
572+ races
89Hispanic
20.1%Below poverty level
79.9%Above poverty level
4.5%Below poverty level
95.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Elizabethton, TN
Children below poverty level:
Elizabethton, Tennessee:
26.3%
State:
17.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Elizabethton:
16.7%
Tennessee:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Elizabethton:
30.7%
Tennessee:
27.9%
19.1%Married-couple family
2.1%Male, no wife present
78.8%Female, no husband present
1.0%Worked full-time, year-round
10.8%Worked part-time
88.2%Did not work
31.2%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
18.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
15.6%One part-time, other didn't work
34.9%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.1%1999 to 2000
2.7%1995 to 1998
1.8%1990 to 1994
8.6%1980 to 1989
8.9%1970 to 1979
10.4%1960 to 1969
11.8%1950 to 1959
21.3%1940 to 1949
32.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
6.2%1995 to 1998
4.6%1990 to 1994
8.2%1980 to 1989
9.6%1970 to 1979
12.0%1960 to 1969
20.2%1950 to 1959
20.6%1940 to 1949
17.4%1939 or earlier
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