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37664

Kingsport, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
28,267
Median household income
$63,653
People below poverty
15.2%
Median home value
$240,000

Income

The median income of households in 37664 was $63,653. An estimated 5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.8
$15,000 to $24,999 11.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 13.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.6
$100,000 to $149,999 14.5
$150,000 to $199,999 7.9
$200,000 or more 7.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62500
Female 51734

An estimated 65% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,518. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 65
Social Security 45.3
Retirement income 29.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.6

In 2020-2024, 12.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 41.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37664 in 2020-2024, 92.7% had health insurance coverage and 7.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.7% and public coverage was 43.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, 37664 had a total population of 28,267 - 14,799 (52.4%) females and 13,468 (47.6%) males. The median age was 46.7 years. An estimated 19.2% of the population was under 18 years, 26.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37664 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 755 654
5 to 9 634 799
10 to 14 871 789
15 to 19 618 715
20 to 24 715 830
25 to 29 741 600
30 to 34 643 881
35 to 39 646 922
40 to 44 742 861
45 to 49 969 828
50 to 54 928 1017
55 to 59 846 862
60 to 64 940 1046
65 to 69 1065 1098
70 to 74 914 1145
75 to 79 631 701
80 to 84 458 645
85 and over 352 406

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.5% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 30.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in 37664 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.5% of the people in 37664 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,647 households in 37664. The average household size was 2.21 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.6% of the households in 37664 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.4% of all households, while 16.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 37664, 25.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.6
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.1% of males and 48.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.8 20.8
Now married, except separated 56.1 48.3
Separated 0.9 2.6
Widowed 5.2 13.5
Divorced 13 14.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37664, 560 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.2% of the people living in 37664 were U.S. natives. 62.8% of the 37664 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.8% of 37664 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 53.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 72.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37664 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37664.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 36
Asia 30.9
Europe 16.8
Africa 1
Northern America 12.3
Oceania 2.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37664 in 2020-2024, 2.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 0.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 37664 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 2.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37664 was 5,538 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 331 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,037. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,170.

Educational Attainment of People in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.8
High school diploma or equivalency 26.6
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 9.9
Bachelor's degree 23.4
Graduate or professional degree 11.6

Disability

In 37664, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.1% of people under 18 years old, to 17% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37664, 51.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,615 79.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,526 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 914 7.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37664 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 14.4
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 13.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.9
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37664 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,323 44.1
Service occupations 1,796 14.9
Sales and office occupations 2,616 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,026 8.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,321 10.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.9% of 37664 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 1.1
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 12.7

In 2020-2024, 37664 had a total of 13,779 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 16.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16.2
Mobile homes 5.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37664 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 67.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37664 had 12,647 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,132 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71% while renters occupied 29%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.84.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.2% and another 23.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37664:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37664 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16
Electricity 81.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37664 was $240,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55 % had a mortgage. 45% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,363 and for owners without a mortgage it was $432.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37664 was $850. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.