Kingsport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 44,560 people and 25 constituent neighborhoods, Kingsport is the tenth largest community in Tennessee.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kingsport is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kingsport is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kingsport who work in sales jobs (14.16%), office and administrative support jobs (13.35%), and management occupations (7.21%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Kingsport spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.11 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Kingsport is a very car-oriented city: 97.5% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Kingsport is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Kingsport Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Kingsport is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 23.63% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kingsport in 2000 was $20,549, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,196 for a family of four.

The people who call Kingsport home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kingsport is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kingsport include English, Irish, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Kingsport is English.