Elizabethton, Tennessee

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Population in July 2007: 13,925. Population change since 2000: +4.0%

Males: 6,287	(45.2%)
Females: 7,638	(54.8%)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 37643, 37644.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,613 (it was $25,909 in 2000)

Elizabethton:	$29,613
Tennessee:	$42,367

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,362 (it was $73,000 in 2000)

Elizabethton:	$106,362
Tennessee:	$130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $124,951; Detached houses: $130,096; Townhouses or other attached units: $130,752; In 2-unit structures: $92,743; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,949; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,114; Mobile homes: $26,642
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Races in Elizabethton:

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

2008 cost of living index in Elizabethton: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1799

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 9.16 square miles.

Population density: 1520 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elizabethton

High school or higher: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 8.2%
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elizabethton city

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 48.7%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 13.2%
Divorced: 14.0%

157 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.2%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Elizabethton, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elizabethton to the number of sex offenders is 774 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Elizabethton:	0.9% ($681)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

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 ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 30 buildings, average cost: $56,300
1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $75,800
1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $56,200
1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $90,200
2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $114,700
2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $87,400
2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $118,400
2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $122,400
2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $109,300
2005: 39 buildings, average cost: $91,500
2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $130,500
2007: 28 buildings, average cost: $100,100

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Latitude: 36.34 N, Longitude: 82.24 W

Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): City of Power

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,336 (+24.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,038 (39.0%)

Area code: 423

Elizabethton household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -114 (-0.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Educational services (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Elizabethton by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	4	7	7	2	3	2	5	5
per 100,000	15.0	28.4	51.9	51.4	15.1	21.2	14.1	35.4	35.9
Robberies	3	9	8	1	6	12	5	14	3
per 100,000	22.5	64.0	59.3	7.3	45.3	84.8	35.4	99.1	21.6
Assaults	33	50	65	63	48	42	57	75	70
per 100,000	247.4	355.5	481.8	462.4	362.7	296.7	403.1	531.1	503.0
Burglaries	104	129	121	140	125	135	113	173	169
per 100,000	779.6	917.3	896.9	1027.4	944.6	953.6	799.2	1225.1	1214.3
Thefts	511	688	693	586	635	666	556	563	648
per 100,000	3830.6	4892.3	5136.8	4300.6	4798.6	4704.4	3932.1	3987.0	4656.2
Auto thefts	37	47	35	36	67	32	23	28	49
per 100,000	277.4	334.2	259.4	264.2	506.3	226.0	162.7	198.3	352.1
Arson	3	2	8	3	9	8	3	9	8
per 100,000	22.5	14.2	59.3	22.0	68.0	56.5	21.2	63.7	57.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	298.2	399.7	444.7	400.9	396.8	388.9	328.8	425.4	435.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 42 (38 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.73
US city average:	3.00

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Elizabethton-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Elizabethton city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 39.7 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Jason Witten - 2005 NFL player (Dallas Cowboys, born: May 6, 1982), Wade Day - Busch series NASCAR driver (born: Elizabethton, TN ).

Hospital/medical center in Elizabethton:

SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL (1501 WEST ELK AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Elizabethton:

JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
WOODRIDGE HOSP (about 6 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Elizabethton, TN

Airports located in Elizabethton:

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 500, Itinerant Ops: 1,819, Local Ops: 31,651)

Local government website: www.elizabethton.org

College/University 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)

Public high schools in Elizabethton:

Elizabethton High School (Students: 800; Location: 907 West E Street; Grades: 9-12)
Happy Valley High School (Students: 649; Location: 121 Warpath Lane; Grades: 9-12)
Unaka High School (Students: 444; Location: 119 Robinson Lane; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Elizabethton:

Hunter Elementary (Students: 558; Location: 145 Hope Street; Grades: KG-8)
Happy Valley Middle School (Students: 520; Location: 163 Warpath Lane; Grades: 5-8)
T A Dugger Junior High School (Students: 461; Location: 306 West E Street; Grades: 6-8)
Unaka Elementary (Students: 339; Location: 120 Unaka Drive; Grades: KG-8)
Keenburg Elementary (Students: 307; Location: 139 Keenburg Road; Grades: KG-8)
Harold McCormick (Students: 300; Location: 226 Cedar Avenue; Grades: KG-5)
Valley Forge Elementary (Students: 288; Location: 485 Riverview Drive; Grades: KG-5)
East Side Elementary (Students: 239; Location: 800 Siam Road; Grades: KG-5)
West Side Elementary (Students: 220; Location: 1310 Burgie Street; Grades: KG-5)

Private elementary/middle school in Elizabethton:

HELICON INCORPORATED-ELIZABETH (Students: 14; Location: 208 PARKWAY BLVD; Grades: 4 - 11)

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Library in Elizabethton:

ELIZABETHTON/CARTER CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $316,099; Location: 201 N. SYCAMORE STREET; 43,690 books; 538 audio materials; 859 video materials; 89 serial subscriptions)

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Add college: Milligan College, private liberal arts college that offers four-year undergraduate degrees and master's degrees in education, occupational therapy, and business administration. Established 1866. Affiliated with Christian Churches-Churches of Christ. Enrollment approximately 1,000.

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Notable locations in Elizabethton: Elizabethton Golf Course (A), Watauga Work Center (B), Hart Ford (C), Cherokee Industrial Park (D), Carter County Courthouse (E), Carter County Health Department (F), Carter County Jail (G), Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center (H), Elizabethton Municipal Building (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: West Towne Plaza Shopping Center (1), Carter County Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elizabethton include: Southside Church (A), Sinking Creek Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Church of God of Prophecy (D), Church of the Nazarene (E), Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (F), Saint Paul Methodist Church (G), Saint Marks Church of God (H), Saint Elizabeths Roman Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ledford Cemetery (1), Green-Hill Cemetery (2), Little Cemetery (3), Bradley Cemetery (4), Treadway Cemetery (5), Carter Cemetery (6), Cedar Grove Highland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gap Creek (A), Powder Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Elizabethton include: Walter Curtis Memorial Park (1), Riverside Park (2), Sycamore Shoals Monument (3), Joe O'Brien Field (4), Elizabethton Historic District (5), Elizabethton City Park (6), Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Elizabethton Post Office (A), Milligan College Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Carter Mansion (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1013 Broad Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn (1515 19E Bypass) (1), Comfort Inn Elizabethton (1515 US 19 E Bypass) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Carter County - Circuit Court Clerk (Elk Avenue) (1), Carter County - Juvenile Court Clerk (Elk Avenue) (2), Carter County - County Court Clerk (Courthouse) (3), Carter County - Sessions Court Clerk County Judges Ofc- Sessions Court Clerk County- Judges Of (Elk Avenue) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elizabethton and their reported violations in the past:

ELIZABETHTON WATER DEPT (Population served: 24910, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-14-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2005. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-06-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-06-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-14-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-01-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2001. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-13-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-28-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-28-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2001. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-2001)

One regular monitoring violation

NORTH ELIZABETHTON WATER CO-OP (Population served: 1262, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-06-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-06-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-04-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-29-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-23-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2003)

10 routine major monitoring violations

7 minor monitoring violations

PETERS' HOLLOW WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 143, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-13-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-13-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-15-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-15-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-17-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

27 regular monitoring violations

One other older monitoring violation

WATAUGA DAM RESERVATION PUA (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.4%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	19.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	8.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elizabethton, TN

People in group quarters in Elizabethton

505 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
460 people in nursing homes
134 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
8 people in halfway houses
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Elizabethton compared to Tennessee state average:

Elizabethton, Tennessee environmental map by EPA

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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.

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Banks with branches in Elizabethton (2009 data):

Carter County Bank of Elizabethton, Tennessee: Carter County Bank Of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Valley Branch, Plaza Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $283.9 mil, Deposits: $213.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Carter County Bancorp
Citizens Bank: at 300 Broad Street, branch established on 1934-11-03; Bemberg Road Branch at West D And West E Streets, branch established on 1973-05-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $632.5 mil, Deposits: $481.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Citco Community Bancshares, Inc.
Regions Bank: Elizabethton Branch at 301 Broad Street, branch established on 1930-01-01. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Security Federal Bank: at 632 Elk Avenue, branch established on 1962-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $60.8 mil, Deposits: $42.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization
Elizabethton Federal Savings Bank: at 112-114 North Sycamore Street, branch established on 1937-06-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $333.8 mil, Deposits: $240.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income

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Elizabethton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Carter County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (58%) Utility gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for Elizabethton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	National Association of Free Will Baptists	United Methodist Church
Adherents	56.3%	15.9%	6.6%	6.5%	4.8%
Congregations	29.9%	16.4%	13.4%	13.4%	6.0%

Name	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.5%	1.5%	1.3%	3.7%
Congregations	3.7%	4.5%	3.0%	0.7%	9.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	10	$29,795	$35,754	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$21,328	$63,984	7	$1,122
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$2,667
Police Protection - Officers	37	$150,725	$48,884	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$8,492	$25,476	0	$0
Firefighters	32	$109,514	$41,068	0	$0
Streets and Highways	14	$29,531	$25,312	0	$0
Health	1	$2,222	$26,664	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	8	$15,711	$23,567	0	$0
Sewerage	20	$48,209	$28,925	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	7	$15,027	$25,761	19	$6,539
Water Supply	26	$67,046	$30,944	0	$0
Electric Power	98	$227,150	$27,814	0	$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction	233	$672,573	$34,639	35	$14,708
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total	76	$138,825	$21,920	19	$11,741
Local Libraries	6	$15,027	$30,054	3	$2,474
Other and Unallocable	13	$33,064	$30,521	0	$0
Totals for Government	589	$1,584,239	$32,277	85	$39,251

Elizabethton government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,903,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,006,000

Solid Waste Management: $510,000

Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $389,000

Parks and Recreation: $193,000

Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $172,000
Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $386,000
Water Utilities: $3,000

Sewerage: $3,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $36,946,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $16,370,000

Police Protection: $2,373,000

General - Other: $1,798,000

Local Fire Protection: $1,650,000

Water Utilities: $1,642,000

Sewerage: $1,535,000

Regular Highways: $1,283,000

Financial Administration: $1,164,000

Parks and Recreation: $901,000

Solid Waste Management: $875,000

Central Staff Services: $403,000

Libraries: $369,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $246,000

Housing and Community Development: $176,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $90,000

Health - Other: $55,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $196,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $135,000
General Local Government Support: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $107,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Air Transportation: $191,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,316,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,801,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $526,000
Royalties: $414,000

Fines and Forfeits: $315,000

General Revenue, NEC: $103,000

Rents: $98,000

Donations From Private Sources: $57,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,582,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,207,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,426,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $698,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $399,000

Regular Highways: $372,000

Air Transportation: $154,000

Sewerage: $149,000

Financial Administration: $101,000

Police Protection: $77,000

Parks and Recreation: $62,000

Local Fire Protection: $43,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,004,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $41,633,000
Water Utilities: $3,953,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,233,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,622,000
General Local Government Support: $1,848,000

Highways: $575,000

Water Utilities: $275,000

Housing and Community Development: $176,000
Tax - Property: $3,722,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $386,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $251,000

Other License: $86,000

Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000

Amusements License: $2,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $26,897,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $364,000

6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Washington County, TN	1.98% ($24,932 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.73% ($29,702)
from Unicoi County, TN	0.26% ($32,380)

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Washington County, TN	2.60% ($27,839 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN	0.63% ($26,342)
to Unicoi County, TN	0.29% ($33,545)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elizabethton:

WBEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: CB RADIO, INC.)
WHHQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WEMB (1420 AM; 5 kW; ERWIN, TN; Owner: W E M B, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elizabethton:

WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elizabethton:

WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJHL-TV (Channel 11; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAPK-CA (Channel 36; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Elizabethton fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 22
Total length: 128 meters (420ft)
Total costs: $12,366,000
Total average daily traffic: 197,820
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,891

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 7
1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 3
1970-1979: 2
1980-1989: 4
1990-1999: 4

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full and 5 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	13	$89,174	130	$92,048	114	$84,321	42	$40,526	0	$0	39	$75,418	9	$40,582
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	2	$72,035	15	$101,945	12	$61,561	1	$3,890	0	$0	1	$87,080	3	$63,460
APPLICATIONS DENIED	6	$88,158	21	$89,023	66	$87,732	19	$45,002	1	$185,750	4	$43,548	8	$63,406
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	2	$128,990	13	$92,302	42	$95,929	7	$81,939	0	$0	2	$144,430	2	$102,980
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$18,820	4	$119,125	13	$112,722	0	$0	0	$0	1	$54,270	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0701.00 , 0702.00, 0703.00, 0704.00, 0709.00, 0710.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 full and 5 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	47	$100,000	9	$125,293	5	$85,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	4	$73,508	2	$103,040	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	3	$63,657	1	$43,530	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0701.00 , 0702.00, 0703.00, 0704.00, 0709.00, 0710.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 202
Hazardous Condition: 64
Good Intent Call: 27

Incident types - Elizabethton

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Elizabethton, TN

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