How many renters in Elizabethton, TN pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Elizabethton, TN, 2020–2024
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31.7% (±8.3 points) of renting households in Elizabethton, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 31.7% (±8.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 21.3% (±6.9 points)
Median share of income: 26.6% (±1.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Elizabethton

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Elizabethton	Carter County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	20.6% (±7.7 points)	19.6%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.2% (±4.5 points)	13.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.9% (±5.0 points)	11.9%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	26.6% (±9.1 points)	18.8%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±4.7 points)	8.1%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	21.3% (±6.9 points)	28.4%	39.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Elizabethton against Carter County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elizabethton	Carter County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	31.7% (±8.3 points)	36.5% (±5.2 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	21.3% (±6.9 points)	28.4% (±4.2 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.6% (±1.5 points)	26.4% (±1.4 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$31,953 (±$7,134)	$35,117 (±$3,388)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$740 (±$52)	$739 (±$29)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Elizabethton, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Carter County (36.5%).

It is also lower than in Tennessee (48.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Carter County, Elizabethton ranks 6 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 290 of 403.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Elizabethton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elizabethton
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Elizabethton	—	31.7% (±8.3 points)	—
Biltmore	2.2 mi	23.3% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different
Central	3.3 mi	41.7% (±44.9 points)	Not measurably different
Valley Forge	3.4 mi	43.7% (±28.9 points)	Not measurably different
Watauga	3.6 mi	23.1% (±102.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Crest	5.1 mi	47.0% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hampton	5.6 mi	41.5% (±29.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hunter	6.5 mi	52.3% (±53.3 points)	Not measurably different
Johnson City	8.0 mi	49.6% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Johnson City, TN (49.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Carter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Hunter	52.3% (±53.3 points)
2	Pine Crest	47.0% (±21.5 points)
3	Valley Forge	43.7% (±28.9 points)
4	Central	41.7% (±44.9 points)
5	Hampton	41.5% (±29.5 points)
6	Elizabethton	31.7% (±8.3 points)
7	Biltmore	23.3% (±18.7 points)
8	Watauga	23.1% (±102.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Elizabethton

Are renters in Elizabethton rent-burdened?

31.7% of renting households in Elizabethton pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Elizabethton spend on rent?

The median renting household in Elizabethton, TN spends 26.6% (±1.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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