Johnson City, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
72,222
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.4
0.855% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.3%
3.82% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,254
3.29% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$268,200
12.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
35,950
2.55% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Johnson City, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Johnson City, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Johnson City, TN are East Tennessee State University (3,517 degrees awarded in 2023), TC Beauty (106 degrees), and Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City (55 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Johnson City, TN was $268,200, and the homeownership rate was 51.3%.

Most people in Johnson City, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Johnson City, TN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTennesseeCarter County, TNSullivan County, TNWashington County, TNJohnson City, TNKingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VASullivan County--Kingsport & Bristol cities PUMA, TNWashington (South) & Carter Counties--Elizabethton city PUMA, TNWashington County--Johnson City PUMA, TN

Population & Diversity

Johnson City, TN is home to a population of 72.2k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.57% of Johnson City, TN residents were born outside of the country (3.3k people).

In 2024, there were 14.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (59.1k people) in Johnson City, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.17k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.76k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%
2024 Citizenship
97.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Johnson City, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Johnson City, TN was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Johnson City, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    59.1k ± 800
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.17k ± 433
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    2.76k ± 426
5.42%
Hispanic Population
3.91k people

In 2024, there were 14.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (59.1k people) in Johnson City, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.17k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.76k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.42% of the people in Johnson City, TN are hispanic (3.91k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.57%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.3k people
4.58%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.27k people

As of 2024, 4.57% of Johnson City, TN residents (3.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Johnson City, TN was 4.58%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,277 ± 219
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,120 ± 380
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,022 ± 252

Johnson City, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Johnson City, TN employs 36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Johnson City, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (7,203 people), Retail Trade (4,741 people), and Educational Services (3,921 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($58,600), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,875), and Public Administration ($56,979).

Employment

Occupations

36k
2024 Value
± 1,758
2.55%
1 Year growth
± 6.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Johnson City, TN grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 35.1k employees to 36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Johnson City, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (3,982 people), Management Occupations (3,749 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (3,605 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Johnson City, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

36k
2024 Value
± 1,758
2.55%
1 Year growth
± 6.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Johnson City, TN grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 35.1k employees to 36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Johnson City, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,203 people), Retail Trade (4,741 people), and Educational Services (3,921 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Johnson City, TN, though some of these residents may live in Johnson City, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,773
Median earning men ± $2,690
$32,525
Median earning women ± $2,915

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,727), Wholesale Trade ($60,893), and Manufacturing ($60,361).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($61,151), Wholesale Trade ($51,364), and Construction ($50,655).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Johnson City, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Johnson City, TN awarded 3,678 degrees. The student population of Johnson City, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,160 male students and 8,632 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Johnson City, TN are White (2,842 and 79.1%), Black or African American (236 and 6.57%), Unknown (187 and 5.21%), and Hispanic or Latino (136 and 3.79%).

The largest universities in Johnson City, TN by number of degrees awarded are East Tennessee State University (3,517 and 95.6%), TC Beauty (106 and 2.88%), and Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City (55 and 1.5%).

The most popular majors in Johnson City, TN are Registered Nursing (670 and 18.2%), General Business Administration & Management (169 and 4.59%), and General Psychology (154 and 4.19%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $7,706 for in-state students and $11,034 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Johnson City, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 24.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 13,792 (37.4% men and 62.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 13,792 students enrolled in Johnson City, TN, 37.4% men and 62.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 9,956 records, of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    588 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    140 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    125 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Johnson City, TN was Registered Nursing with 588 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. East Tennessee State University
    3,517 degrees awarded
  2. TC Beauty
    106 degrees awarded
  3. Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City
    55 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was East Tennessee State University with 3,517 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,188 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Johnson City, TN, which is 0.477 times less than the 2,490 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,842 degrees mean that there were 12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 236 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,706) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,000) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Johnson City, TN was $268,200 in 2024, which is 0.806 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $238,000 to $268,200, a 12.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Johnson City, TN is 51.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Johnson City, TN have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Johnson City, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$268,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,691
$15,731
Median Property Taxes
±$983

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Johnson City, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Johnson City, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.3%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.3% of the housing units in Johnson City, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,254
Median Household Income
± $2,942
30.7k
Number of Households
± 1,535

In 2024, the median household income of the 30.7k households in Johnson City, TN grew to $57,254 from the previous year's value of $55,429.

The following chart displays the households in Johnson City, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Johnson City, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.5%)
  3. Carpooled (8.42%)

In 2024, 75.1% of workers in Johnson City, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.42%).

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Commute Time

18.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Johnson City, TN have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.72% of the workforce in Johnson City, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Johnson City, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Johnson City, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Johnson City, TN (13.9k out of 68.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Johnson City, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.4% of the population of Johnson City, TN has health coverage, with 46.5% on employee plans, 14.2% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 3.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 29% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.6%
Uninsured
46.5%
Employer Coverage
14.2%
Medicaid
10.6%
Medicare
14.7%
Non-Group
3.34%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Johnson City, TN declined by 5.4% from 11.2% to 10.6%.

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