Kingsport has marshaled its efforts for a new growth goal. The Model City is turning up the heat under efforts to make it a destination city as a growth model. If the truth is known, Bristol and Johnson City likely… Read More ›
DEMOGRAPHICS
Tri-Cities GDP shows some stirrings of growth, but recovery is a tedious thing
Ask anyone you meet on the street if they think we’re on the road to recovery or still in recession, Chances are about half will say we’re still in recession. Currently, a little more than one-in-four people say they have… Read More ›
Sullivan Co. household incomes up 9.8%, Washington Co. up 5.9%; area self-employment down
Tri-Cities households posted their strongest income gains since the Great Recession in the latest Census data, and a county-level drill down shows even stronger progress – especially in Sullivan County. Sullivan ‘s median household income has been slowly gaining on… Read More ›
Kingsport-Bristol, Johnson City MSA median household incomes see strong 2015 increases
Tri-Cities 2015 household incomes almost saw the same increase reported earlier this week on the national level. U.S. median household income – the point where half are above and half are below – was up 5.2% in the 2015 Census… Read More ›