Johnson, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,656
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.4
3.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.19%
184% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$95,844
9.98% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$312,900
22.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,863
8.05% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Johnson, AR 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.

87.9% of the residents in Johnson, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Johnson, AR was $312,900, and the homeownership rate was 44.4%.

Most people in Johnson, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Johnson, AR was 3 cars per household.

United StatesArkansasWashington County, ARFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MOWashington County (Outer)--Springdale City PUMA, AR

Population & Diversity

Johnson, AR is home to a population of 3.66k people, from which 87.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.6% of Johnson, AR residents were born outside of the country (680 people).

In 2024, there were 4.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Johnson, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 472 Other (Hispanic) and 196 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.9%
2024 Citizenship
96.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.9% of Johnson, AR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Johnson, AR was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Johnson, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.35k ± 485
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    472 ± 324
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    196 ± 203
16.2%
Hispanic Population
592 people

In 2024, there were 4.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.35k people) in Johnson, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 472 Other (Hispanic) and 196 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.2% of the people in Johnson, AR are hispanic (592 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Johnson, AR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

18.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
680 people
11.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
415 people

As of 2024, 18.6% of Johnson, AR residents (680 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, AR was 11.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    20 ± 34
  2. Vietnam
    2 ± 21

Johnson, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 10 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Johnson, AR employs 1.86k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Johnson, AR were Educational Services (375 people), Retail Trade (308 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (213 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($112,862), Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,016), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,229).

Employment

Occupations

1.86k
2024 Value
± 364
−8.05%
1 Year decline
± 30.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Johnson, AR declined at a rate of −8.05%, from 2.03k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Johnson, AR, are Sales & Related Occupations (329 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (273 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (230 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Johnson, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.86k
2024 Value
± 364
−8.05%
1 Year decline
± 30.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Johnson, AR declined at a rate of −8.05%, from 2.03k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Johnson, AR, are Educational Services (375 people), Retail Trade (308 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (213 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Johnson, AR, though some of these residents may live in Johnson, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$62,368
Median earning men ± $19,730
$55,833
Median earning women ± $16,250

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($147,576), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,417), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,149).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,589), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,750), and Manufacturing ($74,107).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.
Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% 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 8.69%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 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, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

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 Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Johnson, AR was $312,900 in 2024, which is 0.94 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,500 to $312,900, a 22.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Johnson, AR is 44.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Johnson, AR have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Johnson, AR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$312,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$64,188
$557
Median Property Taxes
±$178

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, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

44.4%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 44.4% of the housing units in Johnson, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.9%.

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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.
$95,844
Median Household Income
± $13,379
1.26k
Number of Households
± 294

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.26k households in Johnson, AR grew to $95,844 from the previous year's value of $87,150.

The following chart displays the households in Johnson, AR 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Johnson, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.51%)
  3. Carpooled (7.15%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Johnson, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.51%) and those who carpooled to work (7.15%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Johnson, AR have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Johnson, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Johnson, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Johnson, AR have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Johnson, AR (80 out of 3.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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Health

96.3% of the population of Johnson, AR has health coverage, with 53.6% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 6.43% on Medicare, 20.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.4% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 43.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.24% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

3.67%
Uninsured
53.6%
Employer Coverage
15.5%
Medicaid
6.43%
Medicare
20.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Johnson, AR declined by 25.3% from 4.91% to 3.67%.

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