What percentage of people rent in Kingsport, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Kingsport, TN, 2020–2024
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39.9% (±2.4 points) of the occupied homes in Kingsport, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,979 renting households against 15,042 that own their home.

In Kingsport, the share of households that rent went from 37.7% in 2015–2019 to 39.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.9% (±2.4 points)
Renting households: 9,979 (±664)
Median renter income: $31,254 (±$3,551)

Who rents and who owns in Kingsport

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kingsport	Sullivan County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.9% (±2.4 points)	27.9% (±1.3 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,979 (±664)	19,199 (±935)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	15,042 (±711)	49,708 (±1,050)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,254 (±$3,551)	$36,313 (±$2,873)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,760 (±$4,445)	$70,832 (±$2,561)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Kingsport, the renter share is higher than in Sullivan County (27.9%).

It is also higher than in Tennessee (33.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Sullivan County, Kingsport ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 116 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Kingsport has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.7% (±1.8 points)	39.9% (±2.4 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$655 (±$26)	$907 (±$39)	+38.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$42,856 (±$1,942)	$52,490 (±$2,581)	+22.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Kingsport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kingsport
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kingsport	—	39.9% (±2.4 points)	—
Colonial Heights	3.4 mi	14.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Sullivan Gardens	3.4 mi	17.2% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Bloomingdale	4.8 mi	25.0% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Spurgeon	6.9 mi	30.8% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Weber City	7.3 mi	36.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Carmel	7.6 mi	8.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Gray	7.7 mi	28.5% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fall Branch	8.4 mi	20.9% (±12.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Colonial Heights, TN (14.8%), Sullivan Gardens, TN (17.2%), Bloomingdale, TN (25.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Sullivan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kingsport	39.9% (±2.4 points)
2	Bluff City	37.7% (±10.8 points)
3	Bristol	32.6% (±3.5 points)
4	Bloomingdale	25.0% (±5.8 points)
5	Blountville	19.9% (±9.3 points)
6	Sullivan Gardens	17.2% (±11.6 points)
7	Colonial Heights	14.8% (±5.5 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Sullivan County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kingsport

How many renters are there in Kingsport?

Kingsport has an estimated 9,979 (±664) renting households, 39.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kingsport?

In Kingsport, the share of households that rent went from 37.7% in 2015–2019 to 39.9% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kingsport?

A renting household in Kingsport has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kingsport?

The median renting household in Kingsport, TN has an income of $31,254 (±$3,551) a year, against $73,760 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Kingsport city, Tennessee (place:39560, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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