Johnson City Times

27.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Elizabethton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.3 percent lower than the state average of 34.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 13,577.

85.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Elizabethton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,436	14.8
Regular high school diploma	2,596	26.8
GED or alternative credential	751	7.7
Some college, less than 1 year	586	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,684	17.4
Associate's degree	729	7.5
Bachelor's degree	1,134	11.7
Master's degree	590	6.1
Professional school degree	82	0.8
Doctorate degree	115	1.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.