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Tennessee · Census place 39560

Kingsport city, TN

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Kingsport city has 55,807 residents, ranking #12 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $50,436, the median home is worth $203,000 and median gross rent runs $843 a month.

Population
55,807Kingsport city residents
Median household income
$50,436Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$203,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$843Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Kingsport city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kingsport city median would spend about 20.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.8% of residents and 62.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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