Metro area · CBSA 28700
Kingsport
The Kingsport, TN metro area has 310,842 people. Median rent is $849, 17.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Hawkins County at $1,091. Of the 25 places we track here, Emory has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$57,792
Median home value
$198,400
Unemployment
5.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,091
HUD, Hawkins County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport | 56,262 | $907 | 20.7% |
| Bristol | 27,636 | $842 | 17.4% |
| Bristol | 16,849 | $801 | 19.1% |
| Bloomingdale | 9,292 | $836 | 19.2% |
| Abingdon | 8,330 | $838 | 18.4% |
| Church Hill | 7,139 | $1,019 | 18.7% |
| Mount Carmel | 5,472 | $785 | 13.7% |
| Rogersville | 4,647 | $627 | 15.8% |
| Spurgeon | 4,071 | $905 | 16.9% |
| Blountville | 3,309 | $1,192 | 26.1% |
| Colonial Heights | 3,258 | $944 | 14.1% |
| Walnut Hill | 2,415 | $1,219 | 28.3% |
| Bluff City | 2,225 | $931 | 18.3% |
| Saltville | 2,198 | $645 | 15.9% |
| Glade Spring | 2,135 | $888 | 13.1% |
| Gate City | 1,928 | $660 | 18.5% |
| Surgoinsville | 1,911 | $790 | 17.6% |
| Weber City | 1,504 | $861 | 21.6% |
| Emory | 1,419 | $595 | 11.1% |
| Sullivan Gardens | 1,267 | $889 | 22.8% |
| Bulls Gap | 948 | $779 | 17.7% |
| Meadowview | 871 | $921 | 14.9% |
| Orebank | 816 | $838 | 14.8% |
| Damascus | 772 | $730 | 30.2% |
| Mooresburg | 755 | $611 | 16.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.