Population in July 2009: 44,758. Population change since 2000: -0.3%

Males: 20,439
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Females: 24,319
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Median resident age:
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Tennessee median age:
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Zip codes: 37660, 37662, 37663, 37664, 37665, 37669.



Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,019 (it was $30,524 in 2000)
Kingsport:
$34,019
Tennessee:
$41,725
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,235


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $115,662 (it was $85,400 in 2000)
Kingsport:
$115,662
Tennessee:
$137,300
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $139,154; Detached houses: $147,328; Townhouses or other attached units: $123,186; In 2-unit structures: $94,816; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,525; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,200; Mobile homes: $29,736; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $205,628

Median gross rent in 2009: $507.

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  • White alone - 40,721 (91.5%)
  • Black alone - 1,938 (4.4%)
  • Hispanic - 725 (1.6%)
  • Two or more races - 636 (1.4%)
  • Asian alone - 252 (0.6%)
  • American alone - 146 (0.3%)
  • Other race alone - 62 (0.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 14 (0.03%)


Ancestries: United States (16.6%), English (13.1%), Irish (11.0%), German (10.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%), Scottish (2.3%).

Adult diabetes rate:
Sullivan County: 13.5%
State: 11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Here: 30.2%
Tennessee: 30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county: 9.4%
Tennessee: 13.5%

Teen Pregnancy Rate

The overall pregnancy rate for 15- 17-year-olds is 33.3 per 1,000 females. For black adolescents aged 15-17, the rate is 59.4 per 1,000 females; for white adolescents of the same age, the rate is 26.2 per 1,000 females. In a national ranking, Tennessee's adolescent pregnancy rate remains 45th worst in the nation.