Johnson City is a city of 14,940 people in New York. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $117,100. That trails the New York median by roughly 35%. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 3,282 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,283, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Johnson City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$163,685 → $117,100(−28%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate10.5% → 19.6%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population16,890 → 14,940(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.6%(113)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.4%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.7%(397)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 726 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Johnson City, decade by decade
Johnson City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,890
$57,834
$163,685
16.9%
13.4
2000
15,535
$49,983
$116,039
20.1%
28.0
2010
15,174
$52,649
$117,675
21.8%
41.8
2020
15,343
$52,253
$111,144
26.6%
56.9
2024
14,940
$56,283
$117,100
29.6%
61.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
