With 72,222 people, Johnson City is a city in Tennessee. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. 16,753 more people live here than in 2000. The median age is 35.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. 20.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,254, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Johnson City
What changed most since 1990
White share92.7% → 81.8%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants56.6% → 51.3%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.8% → 5.4%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Johnson City's population equals 53% of Washington County's. Its number of households without a car equals 76% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 69% of the county's.
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)21.5%(1,022)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(1,406)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.3%(1,392)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(165)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(50)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,750 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
49,178
$55,329
$143,284
25.9%
17.2
2000
55,469
$56,171
$173,604
29.4%
25.4
2010
63,152
$53,295
$209,744
35.2%
33.8
2020
71,046
$51,117
$206,895
39.0%
46.2
2024
72,222
$57,254
$268,200
42.5%
40.1
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.
