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Tennessee·Sullivan County
24 tracts·42K people·$234K median·800/mi²
White 89 · Hispanic 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Living alone 35 · Other 26
Manufacturing 29 · Health 22 · Professional 19 · Retail 16 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 22 · Service 20 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 11 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kingsport is $234,100 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Kingsport has 56,262 residents across 14 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.0; the population is 89.2% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Multiracial, 2.7% Black, 1.0% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 31.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.7% (Census ACS).
John Adams Elementary School (65%), Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (59%) and George Washington Elementary School (58%) lead the elementary schools; John Sevier Middle School (41%) and Ross N. Robinson Middle School (32%) lead the middle schools; Dobyns - Bennett High School is the high school with reported scores (52%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $907/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kingsport is $52,490 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kingsport, median rent is $907/month and the median home value is $234,100 (Census ACS).
Kingsport reported 6.5 violent crimes and 35.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kingsport are earthquake (88), strong wind (86) and inland flooding (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.26g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kingsport, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).