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People QuickFacts |
Kingsport |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
44,191 | 6,038,803 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-2.0% | 6.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
44,905 | 5,689,283 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.7% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
21.7% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
20.3% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
54.3% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
93.3% | 80.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.2% | 16.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.1% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.0% | 2.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.6% | 53.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.1% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.9% | 4.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
76.5% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
23.6% | 19.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.1 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
21,796 | 2,439,443 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
64.8% | 69.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$87,500 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
19,662 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.22 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$30,524 | $36,360 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,549 | $19,393 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
17.1% | 13.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kingsport |
Tennessee |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
526,409 | 97,792,030 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,028,377 | 60,136,403 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$23,143 | $10,386 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
131,819 | 8,024,900 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
4,096 | 454,366 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
16.3% | 26.0% |
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