Everything You Need to Know About the City of Johnson City Tennessee

In 2017, Johnson City, Tennessee had a population of 65.6k people with a median age of 36.4 and a median household income of $39,143 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Johnson City, TN grew from 65,415 to 65,598, a 0.28 percent increase and its median household earnings declined from $40,370 dollars to $39,143 dollars, a -3.04 percent decrease.

The population of Johnson City, TN is 83.1 percent White Alone, 6.55 percent Black or African American Alone, and 4.23 percent Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Johnson City, TN speak a non-English language, and 96.7 percent are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Johnson City, TN are East Tennessee State University (3,444 degrees awarded in 2017), Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City (181 degrees), and Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology (451918) (57 degrees).

The median property value in Johnson City, TN is $160,500 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 52.5 percent. Most people in Johnson City, TN commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Johnson City, TN is 2 cars per household.

 

Education in Johnson City

In 2017, universities in Johnson City, TN awarded 3,682 degrees. The student of Johnson City, TN is skewed towards women, with 6,061 males and 8,527 females.

Most students graduating from Universities in Johnson City, TN are White (3,102 and 88 percent), followed by Black or African American (172 and 4.88 percent), Two or More Races (74 and 2.1 percent), and Asian (69 and 1.96 percent).

The largest universities in Johnson City, TN by the number of degrees awarded are East Tennessee State University (3,444 and 93.5 percent), Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City (181 and 4.92 percent), and Jenny Lea Academy of Cosmetology (451918) (57 and 1.55 percent).

The most popular majors in Johnson City, TN are Registered Nursing (426 and 11.6 percent), General Health & Physical Education (160 and 4.35 percent), and General Business Administration & Management (157 and 4.26 percent).

The median tuition costs in Johnson City, TN is $N/A for private four-year colleges, and $6,888 dollars and $24,672 dollars respectively, for public four-year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

 

Economy in Johnson City

The economy of Johnson City, TN employs 31k people and Johnson City has an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent. Johnson City has seen the job market increase by 0.4 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 35.4 percent, which is higher than the US average of 33.5 percent. The largest industries in Johnson City, TN is Health Care & Social Assistance (6,435 people), Educational Services (3,991 people),  and Retail Trade (4,332 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($87,019 dollars), Utilities ($55,842 dollars), and Manufacturing ($47,595 dollars).

Households in Johnson City, TN have a median annual income of $39,143 dollars, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $40,370 dollars in 2016, which represents a -3.04 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Johnson City

– The Sales Tax Rate for Johnson City is 9.5 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Johnson City is 0.0 percent.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Johnson City

– The average earnings of a Johnson City resident are $27,619 dollars a year. 

– The Median household earnings of a Johnson City resident is $39,121 dollars a year.