Census data released last week show Johnson City and Kingsport were the only major cities in the seven-county region to gain population in 2015. And in Kingsport’s case, the gain was only 0.1%. The news follows earlier reports that show… Read More ›
DEMOGRAPHICS
Kingport’s goal is to grow its population by 500 people a year
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 ›
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 ›