Kimball vs South Pittsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Kimball and South Pittsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Kimball and South Pittsburg are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Pittsburg has the higher population (3,040 vs 1,701 in Kimball). Kimball has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $54,347 in South Pittsburg). Kimball has the higher median home value ($215,900 vs $160,700 in South Pittsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
Population	1,701	3,040
Median age	39.7 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$54,347
Median home value	$215,900	$160,700
Median gross rent	$681	$796
Housing units	819	1,518
Homeownership rate	69.4%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
Population	1,841 → 1,701 (-7.6%)	3,051 → 3,040 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$50,821 → $56,250 (+10.7%)	$34,292 → $54,347 (+58.5%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $215,900 (+62.1%)	$92,600 → $160,700 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $681 (+12.2%)	$521 → $796 (+52.8%)

Kimball

Population

1,8411,701

Median household income

$50,821$56,250

Median home value

$133,200$215,900

Median gross rent

$607$681

South Pittsburg

Population

3,0513,040

Median household income

$34,292$54,347

Median home value

$92,600$160,700

Median gross rent

$521$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
Under 5	4.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	20.6%	12.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	20.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.1%
75 and over	8.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	88.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
No high school diploma	10.5%	22.9%
High school graduate	32.8%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
Drove alone	69.0%	58.4%
Carpooled	12.5%	35.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	2.8%
Other means	8.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
1-unit, detached	78.5%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Kimball	South Pittsburg
Poverty rate	6.8%	15.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1982	1977