Moving to Kingsport, Tennessee

About Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport

Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It lies along the Holston River and had a population of 55,442 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had 307,613 residents in 2020. The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020.

Kingsport was chartered in 1822. The city's name is a simplification of King's Port, originally referring to the area on the Holston River known as King's Boat Yard, the head of navigation for the Tennessee Valley. Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the "Mountain Empire" in southwest Virginia and northeastern Tennessee.

Gender
Gender Kingsport Tennessee Country
Female 53.8% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 46.2% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.054%46%Female53.8%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.09%6%14%13%15%16%10%10%3%4%$50K to $75K15.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Kingsport Tennessee Country
Less than $10,000 8.6% 6.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6% 4.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.2% 10% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.5% 10.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.3% 13.9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7% 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.4% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.8% 13.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.4% 4.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.1% 5.1% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%8%32%20%8%18%7%2%2%High School or GED32%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Kingsport Tennessee Country
< 9th Grade 3% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 32% 32% 27.0%
Other College 20% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 18% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 7% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Kingsport Tennessee  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K8.66.75.864.94.114.2108.512.510.28.615.313.91215.718.417.210.412.512.89.813.315.63.44.97.14.15.18.3
Education
 Kingsport Tennessee  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade335887323227202120889181820779222211
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.090%4%0%1%2%0%3%0%White90.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Kingsport Tennessee Country
White 90.3% 73.4% 60.1%
African American 3.6% 16.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1% 1.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3% 2.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 1.9% 5.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Kingsport Tennessee  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.00255075100Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite90.373.460.13.616.512.20.10.20.611.85.60.10.10.200.20.332.32.81.95.618.2