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Johnson City, TN

74,879 Population
43.8 square miles 1,711.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 42.6 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,352 ±$3,134 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: $33,093 ±$1,486
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $40,729 ±$499
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,606 ±$7,077 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: $57,462 ±$5,498
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $71,997 ±$638
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.8% ±4.2% (11,224  ±2,998) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 13.7% † 28,600 (±2.7% / ±5,581)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 13.5% 951,389 (±0.4% / ±29,075)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.7 minutes ±0.7 (568,370  ±31,654) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 22.7 1,917,020 (±0.6 / ±63,316)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,287,850 (±0.1 / ±416,184)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

32,089 ±1,717 Number of households
  • the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 90,662 ±2,597
  • Tennessee: 2,928,765 ±12,443
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (70,760  ±1,486) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 2.3 208,872 (±0.1 / ±2,260)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 2.4 7,076,024
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.1% ±2.1% (625  ±428) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 3.6% † 1,814 (±1.3% / ±663)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 5% 85,751 (±0.3% / ±5,121)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

34,301 ±1,640 Number of housing units
  • the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 100,882 ±1,003
  • Tennessee: 3,243,954 ±269
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$297,400 ±$19,066 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: $244,500 ±$9,466
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Tennessee: $332,600 ±$2,448
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.1% ±3.5% (12,646  ±2,603.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 11.8% † 25,228 (±1.8% / ±3,793.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Tennessee: 12.2% 870,662 (±0.4% / ±27,185.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.6% ±5.5% (46,777  ±3,563) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 90% 139,887 (±3.8% / ±6,111.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 90.6% 4,525,310 (±0.7% / ±34,588.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44% ±4% (21,976  ±2,253.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 29.9% 46,516 (±2.2% / ±3,422.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Tennessee: 32.4% 1,619,754 (±0.4% / ±20,980.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5% ±1.2% (3,714  ±888) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 3.2% † 6,974 (±0.6% / ±1,357)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 6.5% 472,751
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±1.9% (4,695  ±1,189) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Johnson City, TN Metro Area: 8% † 14,189 (±1.1% / ±1,926)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 400,477 (±0.2% / ±11,394)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,695 Total veterans ±1,189 3,744 Male ±881 951 Female ±697

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