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Kingsport, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Kingsport is a Census city of 56,262 people across 53.08 square miles of land, lying across Sullivan County and Hawkins County. Median household income is $52,490, 60.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kingsport
What Kingsport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area53.08 sq mi
- Water area0.92 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,060
- County holding the largest share of its areaSullivan County, 92.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inSullivan County 92.0 percent, Hawkins County 8.0 percent
Kingsport crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingsport
How many people live in Kingsport
- Population56,262
- Median age43.0
- Population under 1811,598
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over13,132
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent
- Households25,021
- Family households14,497
- Share of households that are families57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingsport
Income and work in Kingsport
- Median household income$52,490
- Per capita income$36,414
- Civilian labor force25,369
- Employed24,122
- Unemployed1,247 plus or minus 352
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over40,294
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingsport
Housing in Kingsport
- Housing units27,842
- Occupied units25,021
- Vacant units2,821
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent
- Owner occupied15,042
- Renter occupied9,979
- Ownership rate60.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$234,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$907
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent
- Single family units18,578
- Share single family66.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,372
- Share in buildings of two or more30.1 percent
- Mobile homes838 plus or minus 240
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingsport
How Kingsport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute20,549
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,966
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,505
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.9 percent
- Drove alone78.3 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home12.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kingsport
SBA loans in Kingsport (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$21,368,400
- Average approval$821,862
- Median approval$405,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,273,000
- Largest approval$3,890,000
- Jobs supported209
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.8 percent
- Share to franchises38.5 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingsport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kingsport
SBA loans in Kingsport (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,972,000
- Average approval$743,000
- Median approval$661,000
- Largest approval$1,230,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingsport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kingsport
Flood risk in Kingsport
- NFIP communityCity of Kingsport
- NFIP community number470184
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date07/31/24
The City of Kingsport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470184 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sullivan County, not Kingsport
Sullivan County context, not Kingsport figures
- Establishments in Sullivan County3,382
- Covered employment, Sullivan County70,256
- Average annual pay, Sullivan County$62,036
- Housing units permitted, Sullivan County453
Every figure in this section is published for Sullivan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kingsport.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kingsport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kingsport, Tennessee?
56,262, in 25,021 households. Kingsport city covers 53.08 square miles of land, which is 1,060 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kingsport in?
Kingsport lies in more than one. By area it is 92.0 percent in Sullivan County, 8.0 percent in Hawkins County. This page sits under Sullivan County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Kingsport?
$52,490. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,100. Median gross rent is $907 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kingsport businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $21.4 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $405,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $3.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kingsport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kingsport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kingsport. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kingsport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kingsport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kingsport, city of, community 470184, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kingsport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sullivan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kingsport.
Is zoning published for Kingsport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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