The Kingsport Aquatic Center offers water fun for everyone, for all ages and abilities. The facilities and programming are designed to help the community stay fit and have fun. Open year-round, the 46,000-square-foot indoor area features include three multipurpose, heated pools specially designed for recreation and instruction, including the region’s only indoor Olympic-size pool, the HMG Competition Pool. Outdoors, guests will enjoy water park features such as two water slides, a water playground and a 900-foot lazy river.
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Community
Kingsport has a renewed focus on improving its unique assets, the destination city investments that provide a wonderful quality of life.
Accolades
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Received budget and audit excellence awards. Only 8% of municipalities receive these prestigious awards.
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Received Government Excellence Award for city’s innovative approach to utilizing technology and leveraging partnerships.
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One of only 19 cities in the nation to hold this honor, reaccredited in 2017.
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Received three Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association Four Star Awards, recognizing the best overall programs, facilities and marketing strategies.
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National high-performance award for efficiencies in government.
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Received EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Director’s Award, Peak Performance Award and Operational Excellence Award.
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Barry Brickey, Public Information Officer, won the Tennessee Public Educator of the Year Award.
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The Senior Center won a Positive Images Award for a video promotion from Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
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First city to receive bronze status with Healthier TN. Going for gold in 2019!
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Won Tennessee Sustainable Transportation award. Kingsport now has one of the largest alternative fueled fleets in the state.
Population Statistics
*The statistics below are taken directly from the Opportunity Zones, not the counties.
2010 Total population
- 52,443 Kingsport
- 2,567 Sullivan Co.
- 1,879 Hawkins Co.
Average Household Income
There’s a predicted rate of increase of 15% over the next 5 years.
| 2010 | Kingsport | Sullivan Co. | Hawkins Co. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Density (per square mile) |
985.7 | 695.5 | 1,810.2 |
| Population in Households |
51,556 | 2,390 | 1,879 |
| Population in Families |
40,760 | 1,622 | 1,477 |
| Total Daytime Population |
76,619 | 15,916 | 1,459 |
| Daytime Population: Workers |
44,956 | 14,308 | 480 |
| Daytime Population: Residents |
31,663 | 1,608 | 979 |
| Rupal Population | 1,153 | 0 | 11 |
Education Development
47.0%
TNReady HS ELA
TNReady is a set of statewide assessments given in Tennessee to measure students’ knowledge, skills and progress. This shows the percentage of students who scored in the top two tiers of the TNReady ELA assessment.
41.5%
TNReady HS Math
TNReady is a set of statewide assessments given in Tennessee to measure students’ knowledge, skills and progress. This shows the percentage of students who scored in the top two tiers of the TNReady Math assessment.
59.1%
Act 21+
The percentage of students who meet the 21 composite on the ACT; this ACT score qualifies Tennessee students for the HOPE Scholarship.
94.8%
Graducation Rate
The percentage of students that graduated high school within four years and a summer as compared to those students that entered ninth grade four years earlier.