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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Kingsport NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Bloomingdale, Colonial Heights, Riverview, Fort Robinson, Litz Manor / Highland Park, Greenfields, Green Acres / Sunset Hills, Gibsontown / Nelsontown, Hillcrest / Preston Woods
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Kingsport, TN Blountville, Bluff City, Church Hill, Fall Branch, Gate City, VA, Hiltons, VA, Johnson City, Mount Carmel, Rogersville, Weber City, VA
POPULATION
44,560
| KINGSPORT INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 44,560 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 21,817 |
| KINGSPORT HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 58.12% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 32.02% |
| % VACANT | 9.86% |
| TYPE OF KINGSPORT HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 64.13% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 4.48% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 7.86% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 18.64% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 4.85% |
| OTHER | 0.04% |
| SIZE OF KINGSPORT HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.07% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 10.24% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 32.68% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 40.32% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 12.99% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.70% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 8.76% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 33.63% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 47.17% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 10.44% |
| KINGSPORT REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $155,010 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $553 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 17.94% |
| $91,001-$181,000 | 44.48% |
| $181,001-$363,000 | 26.78% |
| $363,001-$545,000 | 6.81% |
| $545,001-$726,000 | 2.48% |
| $726,001-$908,000 | 0.80% |
| $908,001-$1,361,000 | 0.66% |
| $1,361,001-$1,814,000 | 0.05% |
| > $1,814,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Kingsport | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.57% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.32% |
| 18 TO 24 | 6.36% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.40% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.25% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.09% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 20.00% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 76.45% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 23.63% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $30,524 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $20,549 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 17.08% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (20.70%), Retail (13.54%), Healthcare (12.54%), Accomodation (8.73%), Construction (7.74%), Education (6.19%), Other (5.14%), Wholesale (3.73%), Finance (3.66%), Administration (3.58%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.25%), Public Service (2.71%), Transportation (2.42%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 2.75% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 93.10% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 4.34% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.62% |
| ASIAN | 0.63% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.41% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.90% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.84% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (34.50%), United States or American (16.73%), Other Groups (11.06%), English (10.89%), Irish (7.61%), German (6.86%), Scotch-Irish (3.83%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.08% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (91.69%) |
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%).
One of the benefits of Kingsport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.11 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
"If you live in Kingsport, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Kingsport residents do (97.5%). Kingsport is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.
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.
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