Remember the numbers recently used to illustrate the contrast between the emergence of GenZ and the Tri-Cities Baby Boomers on the front porch of old age? A 2018 study by Genworth Financial Inc. adds another level of context – and… Read More ›
DEMOGRAPHICS
Here comes Gen Z, but what about the 68,000 Tri-Cities residents on the front porch of old age
There’s a new generational group grabbing the fancy of writers who offer advice to employers and businesses. Can you believe it? The oldest Millennials are turning 40, and many are weary of the hype about them. So, here comes Gen… Read More ›
Tri-Cities birth-death balance gets worse in 2017
Unicoi and Washington counties saw a small increase in births last year, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Tri-Cities off the region’s slippery slope of the births v. deaths. According to the Census Bureau’s components of population change report,… Read More ›
Kingsport leading Tri-Cities population growth
Mark 2017 as the year Kingsport got its mojo back. After two straight years of population declines, the Model City led the area in population gains. It also had the hottest existing home sales market; its best employment numbers… Read More ›