Kingsport is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 56,150 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Kingsport is the 12th largest community in Tennessee.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city of Kingsport is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

The overall education level of Kingsport citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.01% of adults in Kingsport have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Kingsport in 2022 was $34,878, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,512 for a family of four. However, Kingsport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Kingsport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kingsport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kingsport include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Kingsport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.