CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kingsport

Tennessee · 36,408 residents · 53.0 sq mi

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Kingsport is a city of 36,408 people in Tennessee. The median age is 40.5, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $54,400. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. The population has fallen 19% since 2000. Median rent is $297 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,408

−19%vs 2000

vs 44,905 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

53.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202456K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(2,213)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(2,260)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(1,910)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(2,273)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,262)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(4,844)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(4,723)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(4,546)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(4,134)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(4,201)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(2,374)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(668)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,750

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,524 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,825

−33%vs 2000

vs $20,549 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,400

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $417 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

37.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(41,613)

Black4.2%(1,885)

Hispanic / Latino1%(471)

Asian0.8%(350)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(34,441)

Black4.4%(1,618)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(121)

Asian0.7%(271)

Other0.2%(78)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(1,096)

Central American0.6%(313)

Guatemalan0.5%(268)

Puerto Rican0.5%(257)

South American0.4%(206)

Ecuadorian0.2%(108)

Peruvian0.2%(86)

Cuban0.1%(49)

Panamanian0.1%(45)

Dominican0%(16)

Venezuelan0%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(205)

Filipino0.3%(172)

Chinese0.1%(50)

Cambodian0.1%(29)

Vietnamese0%(26)

Korean0%(6)

Japanese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

English26.2%(14,738)

American17.2%(9,665)

Irish12.6%(7,068)

German11%(6,196)

Scottish2.9%(1,611)

Scotch-Irish2.8%(1,564)

Italian1.9%(1,083)

French1.1%(645)

Dutch0.8%(464)

Polish0.7%(406)

Serbian0.7%(378)

Welsh0.6%(339)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(263)

British0.4%(217)

West Indian0.3%(177)

Norwegian0.3%(172)

Barbadian0.3%(155)

Czech0.2%(135)

French Canadian0.2%(133)

Subsaharan African0.2%(130)

Arab0.2%(117)

Greek0.2%(112)

Nigerian0.1%(81)

Danish0.1%(57)

Egyptian0.1%(56)

Israeli0.1%(52)

Ukrainian0.1%(45)

Swiss0.1%(40)

Slovene0.1%(34)

Hungarian0.1%(32)

Austrian0.1%(30)

Lebanese0%(27)

Moroccan0%(27)

Armenian0%(27)

Croatian0%(26)

Finnish0%(26)

Belgian0%(23)

Brazilian0%(19)

Russian0%(19)

Lithuanian0%(12)

Canadian0%(10)

Slovak0%(8)

Jamaican0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.3%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.4%(6,775)

Married50%(10,777)

Widowed3.5%(759)

Divorced15.1%(3,262)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(6,718)

Married43.6%(11,120)

Widowed11.7%(2,980)

Divorced18.3%(4,659)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)16.9%(703)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(1,137)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.6%(1,692)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(282)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,171 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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