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Austin, TX vs Kingsport, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Kingsport, is 46% less than it is in Austin and is 60% below the National Average.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Kingsport unemployment rate is 6.1%.

Economy
 Austin, TXKingsport, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%33.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,550$31,678$37,638
 Household Income$78,965$43,025$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,153$62,821$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Austin, TXKingsport, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%15.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%8.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.7%4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Austin, TXKingsport, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.6%1.8%
 Legal2.1%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.3%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%8.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%21.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.0%15.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Kingsport    22 Reviews

I retired and decided not to have Calif swallow up my retirement money. I like it here, but then, I have friends here. There are some lovely areas along Orebank Road and  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Kingsport over 22 years. Beauty abounds around Kingsport, but it is an industrial town with all the odors and pollution that accompany such a town. This  More

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When is the last time Kingsport got 9" of snow? This is ridiculous. The last time they did get a decent snowfall they didn't even get 9" and it was record setting so  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
37660 37664 37663 37665

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