COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benham vs Kingsport
PLACE A
Benham, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Kingsport, Tennessee
Benham is 99% smaller than Kingsport. Kingsport earns more, with a median household income $7,544 higher. Kingsport has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 2%).
BENHAMKINGSPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population45557,530−99% vs Kingsport
Population density1,9441,086+858
Population growth2.4%15.0%−12.6 pts
Median age43.643.0+0.6
Male47.3%46.3%+1.0 pts
Female52.7%53.7%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.9%89.2%+0.8 pts
Black0.4%2.7%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%3.7%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other9.4%3.4%+5.9 pts
Median household income$44,946$52,490−$7,544
Per capita income$25,274$36,414−$11,140
Poverty rate15.7%20.7%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.499−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%31.5%−13.7 pts
Graduate degree8.6%12.0%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate9.3%4.9%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation45.2%54.7%−9.5 pts
Median home value$53,000$234,100−$181,100
Median gross rent$769$907−$138
Owner-occupied82.0%60.1%+21.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%10.1%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households8.5%43.9%−35.4 pts
Average commute14.419.1−4.7
Worked from home11.9%12.1%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.3%8.8%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025