Kingsport

Population & Demographics

Kingsport, TN

Kingsport is home to 56,262 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,296 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
56,262
people
Population

56,262 residents

Median age 43.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kingsport population & demographics

Who lives in Kingsport — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
56,262
Median age
43.0yrs
Median household income
$52,490
Median home value
$234,100
Median gross rent
$907/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.5%
Poverty rate
20.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kingsport

How Kingsport breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White89.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Two or more races3.2%
Black2.7%
Asian1.0%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Kingsport

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kingsport.

Kingsport at a glance
Employed Residents
23,296
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
41.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Johnson City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kingsport proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kingsport commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

76
Commute Score

76 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kingsport

23,296 commutes, one dot at a time

Kingsport

Where 23,296 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kingsport, by worker count.

1Kingsport0.0 mi9,619
2Johnson City16.2 mi3,222
3Bristol19.0 mi824
4Knoxville87.4 mi530
5Morristown47.9 mi462
6Blountville11.8 mi435
7Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)237.1 mi378
8Greeneville29.7 mi314

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kingsport.

1Kingsport0.0 mi9,619
2Johnson City16.2 mi2,792
3Bloomingdale3.5 mi1,476
4Bristol19.0 mi1,094
5Church Hill10.2 mi1,032
6Mount Carmel6.8 mi943
7Colonial Heights3.7 mi570
8Spurgeon7.7 mi456

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kingsport’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing23.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.1%
RTRetail Trade12.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.0%
COConstruction4.2%
FIFinance and Insurance4.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.9%
EDEducational Services2.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kingsport

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps74%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Kingsport

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