Population

57,530

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$234,100

Owner-occupied units

Kingsport, TN

Tennessee · 36.519° N, 82.543° W · 53 sq mi

Kingsport is a city in Tennessee, with a population of 57,530 and about 1,084 residents per square mile. The median household earns $52,490 a year, and the median home is worth $234,100.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

53 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,084

People per square mile

Rank by population

#772

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#219

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$52,490

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$907

Per month

Homeownership

60.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.1 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

31.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

2.8%

Households

25,021

2.22 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.5^%

Manufacturing 14.2^%

Retail trade 13.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Tennessee

Name

Thomas Frist Jr & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$26.8B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Nashville

Source of wealth

Hospitals

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Tennessee · private sector

Employer

FedEx

Sector

Logistics

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Tennessee

Company

FedEx

Revenue

$87.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Memphis

Ticker

FDX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Tennessee

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Iris

State capital

Nashville

Nickname

The Volunteer State

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