Carter County, Tennessee
11 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 56,712
- Median household income
- $50,135
- ±3,158
- Unemployed
- 6.2%
- 1,567 of 25,132 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.7%
- 20,448 of 24,425 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Carter | 56,134 (2021) | 801 E Elk Ave, Elizabethton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Elizabethton | 14,015 (2021) | 136 S Sycamore St, Elizabethton | Website |
| City of Watauga | 360 (2021) | Po Box 68, Watauga | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Housing and Redevelopment Agency | Housing and community development | Po Box 637, Elizabethton | Website |
| Carter County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 256 Hwy 91 Suite B, Elizabethton | — |
| Carter County First Utility District | Water supply utility | 101 Scott Ln, Elizabethton | — |
| Hampton Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 211, Hampton | — |
| Roan Mountain Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 40, Roan Mountain | — |
| Siam Utility District | Water supply utility | 2483 Siam Rd, Elizabethton | — |
| South Elizabethton Utility District | Water supply utility | 1520 Gap Creek Rd, Elizabethton | — |
| Watauga River Regional Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 908, Elizabethton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Carter County
School district14 schools
139 Keenburg RD, Elizabethton, TN, 37643
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Elizabethton
School district5 schools
804 S Watauga AVE, Elizabethton, TN, 37643
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Avery County Farmers' Market (Banner Elk)
Johnson County Farmers' Market (Mountain City)
Mitchell County, North Carolina
Bakersville Main Street Farmer's Market (143 Crimson Laurel Way Bakersville) · Bakersville Farmers' Market (Bakersville) · Spruce Pine Farmers' Market (Spruce Pine)
State Street Farmers' Market (Bristol)
Farmers Market at Gray Fairgrounds (100 Lakeview St. Gray) · Johnson City Farmers' Market (Johnson City) · Boone Street Market (Jonesborough) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.