Johnson City, TN

Census Place

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2023 Population

71,455

1.04% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.1

0.573% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$55,429

4.24% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

35,057

2.18% 1-year growth

About

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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.

The largest universities in Johnson City, TN are East Tennessee State University (3,604 degrees awarded in 2022), Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology (112 degrees), and Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City (36 degrees).

Most people in Johnson City, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Johnson City, TN was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Johnson City, TN employs 35.1k people. The largest industries in Johnson City, TN are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,152 people), Retail Trade (4,332 people), and Educational Services (3,811 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($56,806), Public Administration ($55,357), and Manufacturing ($54,660).

Employment

Occupations

35.1k

2023 Value

± 1,710

2.18%

1 Year growth

± 6.77%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Johnson City, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,136 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (3,791 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,651 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Johnson City, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

35.1k

2023 Value

± 1,710

2.18%

1 Year growth

± 6.77%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Johnson City, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,152 people), Retail Trade (4,332 people), and Educational Services (3,811 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($62,202), Wholesale Trade ($60,313), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,886).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($60,139), Public Administration ($56,929), and Manufacturing ($49,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Johnson City, TN awarded 3,752 degrees. The student population of Johnson City, TN in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Johnson City, TN are White (3,026 and 82.2%), followed by Black or African American (238 and 6.47%), Two or More Races (125 and 3.4%), and Hispanic or Latino (117 and 3.18%).

The largest universities in Johnson City, TN by number of degrees awarded are East Tennessee State University (3,604 and 96.1%), Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology (112 and 2.99%), and Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City (36 and 0.959%).

The most popular majors in Johnson City, TN are Registered Nursing (601 and 16%), General Business Administration & Management (198 and 5.28%), and General Psychology (170 and 4.53%).

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Johnson City, TN was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Johnson City, TN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

East Tennessee State University
3,604 degrees awarded
Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology
112 degrees awarded
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City
36 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was East Tennessee State University with 3,604 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 1,239 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Johnson City, TN, which is 0.493 times less than the 2,513 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,026 degrees mean that there were 12.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 238 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

People in Johnson City, TN have an average commute time of 18.8 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 N/A per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Johnson City, TN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$55,429

Median Household Income

± $2,576

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Number of Households

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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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Johnson City, TN is from Johnson City, TN.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Johnson City, TN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.7%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)
Carpooled (7.39%)

In 2023, 78.7% of workers in Johnson City, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Johnson City, TN have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.53% of the workforce in Johnson City, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Johnson City, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Johnson City, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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