Kingsport, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

56,262

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.467% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.7%

0.171% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$52,490

4.07% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Kingsport, TN is home to a population of 56.3k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.79% of Kingsport, TN residents were born outside of the country (1.57k people).

In 2024, there were 32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (50.2k people) in Kingsport, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.57k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.51k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Kingsport, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kingsport, TN was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kingsport, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kingsport, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
50.2k ± 645
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.57k ± 365
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.51k ± 367

3.67%

Hispanic Population

2.07k people

3.67% of the people in Kingsport, TN are hispanic (2.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kingsport, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

2.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.57k people

2.62%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.46k people

As of 2024, 2.79% of Kingsport, TN residents (1.57k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kingsport, TN was 2.62%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kingsport, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,527 ± 325
Gulf War (1990s)
817 ± 292
Gulf War (2001-)
703 ± 183

Kingsport, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kingsport, TN.

Economy

The economy of Kingsport, TN employs 24.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kingsport, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,177 people), Manufacturing (3,436 people), and Retail Trade (3,301 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($121,389), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($121,389), and Manufacturing ($70,081).

Employment

Occupations

24.1k

2024 Value

± 1,273

1.67%

1 Year growth

± 7.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kingsport, TN grew at a rate of 1.67%, from 23.7k employees to 24.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kingsport, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,808 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,531 people), and Management Occupations (2,381 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kingsport, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

24.1k

2024 Value

± 1,273

1.67%

1 Year growth

± 7.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kingsport, TN grew at a rate of 1.67%, from 23.7k employees to 24.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kingsport, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,177 people), Manufacturing (3,436 people), and Retail Trade (3,301 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kingsport, TN, though some of these residents may live in Kingsport, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,011

Median earning men ± $3,396

$34,277

Median earning women ± $2,508

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($121,389), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,087), and Manufacturing ($75,237).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($63,301), Public Administration ($56,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kingsport, TN was $234,100 in 2024, which is 0.704 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $203,000 to $234,100, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Kingsport, TN is 60.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kingsport, TN have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kingsport, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$234,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,306

$15,042

Median Property Taxes

±$901

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kingsport, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kingsport, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.1% of the housing units in Kingsport, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kingsport, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,490

Median Household Income

± $2,581

25k

Number of Households

± 1,278

In 2024, the median household income of the 25k households in Kingsport, TN grew to $52,490 from the previous year's value of $50,436.

The following chart displays the households in Kingsport, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kingsport, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Worked At Home (12.1%)
Carpooled (6.08%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Kingsport, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kingsport, TN have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.65% of the workforce in Kingsport, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kingsport, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kingsport, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kingsport, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kingsport, TN (11.5k out of 55.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kingsport, TN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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