2024 population: 214,948 ( 7,668 from 2020)
Land area: 853.8 square miles
Population density: 251.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	189,896	88.35%	2.5%
Black:	7,159	3.33%	4.2%
Indian:	621	0.29%	9.5%
Asian:	2,935	1.37%	12.0%
2+ races:	4,148	1.93%	19.3%
Hispanic:	10,189	4.74%	21.1%

Total non-White:	25,052	11.65%	14.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,897	9.5
Deaths:	13,136	15.8
Net Migration:	11,204	13.5
Net Immigration:	1,236	1.5

Change in White population:	4,563	2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,105	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
207,280
185,333	89.41%
6,869	3.31%
567	0.27%
2,621	1.26%
3,478	1.68%
8,412	4.06%
21,947	10.59%

2010
198,716
183,099	92.14%
5,505	2.77%
474	0.24%
1,706	0.86%
2,545	1.28%
5,217	2.63%
15,617	7.86%

2000
181,607
171,735	94.56%
4,626	2.55%
378	0.21%
961	0.53%
1,472	0.81%
2,328	1.28%
9,872	5.44%

1990
160,369
155,250	96.81%
3,524	2.20%
317	0.20%
461	0.29%
n/a
817	0.51%
5,119	3.19%

1980
155,322
150,359	96.80%
3,421	2.20%
144	0.09%
412	0.27%
n/a
858	0.55%
4,963	3.20%

1970
131,753
127,525	96.79%
3,753	2.85%
68	0.05%
72	0.05%
n/a
301	0.23%
4,228	3.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
18,323	9.2
21,637	10.9
6,978	3.5
1,307	0.7

2,234	1.1
6,330	3.2

Number	Rate
2000's
19,720	10.9
19,304	10.6
14,870	8.2
1,346	0.7

11,364	6.3
5,745	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
20,039	12.5
17,909	11.2
11,667	7.3
715	0.4

16,485	10.3
4,753	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
18,933	12.2
14,828	9.5
1,113	0.7
n/a

4,891	3.1
156	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
14,066	10.7
n/a

22,834	17.3
735	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
42.3
38,635	18.0%
176,313	82.0%
42,869	19.9%

88,979
2.29

53,885	60.6%
41,251	76.6%
4,132	7.7%
35,094	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.7
40,050	20.2%
158,666	79.8%
32,180	16.2%

83,245
2.31

53,633	64.4%
40,552	75.6%
4,726	8.8%
29,612	35.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
38,487	21.2%
143,120	78.8%
26,642	14.7%

75,267
2.34

51,355	68.2%
40,993	79.8%
4,223	8.2%
23,912	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
35,115	21.9%
125,254	78.1%
23,560	14.7%

62,535
2.47

45,390	72.6%
37,470	82.6%
2,919	6.4%
17,145	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
41,258	26.6%
114,064	73.4%
18,319	11.8%

55,026
2.73

43,112	78.3%
36,663	85.0%
2,543	5.9%
11,914	21.7%

2024 Housing Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,097	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,780	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,539	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,776	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,511	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,038	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,123	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,486	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,668	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,050	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,618	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,287	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,275	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,135	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,663	6.4%
$200,000 or more	4,933	5.5%

Median Household Income	58,402
Per Capita Income	34,385

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,148	5.8%
Public Assistance	2,616	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,030	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	86,152	67.2%
Unemployed	4,613	3.6%
In Armed Forces	73	0.1%

Total Labor Force	90,838	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	37,371	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,986	28,539	54.4%
Non-Profit	2,488	5,734	30.3%
Self-Employed	6,520	3,448	65.4%

Local Government	3,034	4,048	42.8%
State Government	2,403	3,026	44.3%
Federal Government	1,345	1,651	44.9%

Total Private + Self	40,506	31,987	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,270	14,459	39.1%
Total	49,776	46,446	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.1%
Pct. Private + Self	75.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,753	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,470	21.3%
Professional, Technical	24,700	25.6%
Service Occupations	16,537	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	211	0.2%
All others	20,839	21.6%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,019	17.7%
Manufacturing	11,815	12.3%
Retail trade	11,809	12.3%
Educational services	9,212	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	7,938	8.2%
Construction	6,448	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,617	4.8%
Other services	4,530	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,241	4.4%
Finance and insurance	3,925	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,763	3.9%
Public administration	3,397	3.5%
Information	1,682	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,590	1.7%
Wholesale trade	1,556	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,017	1.1%
Utilities	967	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	497	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	230	0.2%
Management	46	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,219	2.00%
Puerto Rican	947	0.45%
Cuban	506	0.24%
Dominican	110	0.05%

Total Central American	1,245	0.59%
Costa Rican	23	0.01%
Guatemalan	90	0.04%
Honduran	461	0.22%
Nicaraguan	64	0.03%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	607	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	794	0.38%
Argentinean	5	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	11	0.01%
Colombian	162	0.08%
Ecuadorian	52	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	243	0.12%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	321	0.15%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,468	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	653	0.31%
Japanese	522	0.25%
Indian	357	0.17%
Korean	198	0.09%
Filipino	183	0.09%
Taiwanese	48	0.02%
Vietnamese	46	0.02%
Indonesian	30	0.01%
Thai	15	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	193,166	95.9%
Spanish	5,369	2.7%
Other	634	0.3%
Other Indo-European	508	0.3%
Chinese	444	0.2%
Arabic	280	0.1%
German, other Germanic	263	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	222	0.1%
Other Asian	205	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	39,801	18.9%
English	35,890	17.0%
German	22,539	10.7%
Irish	21,739	10.3%
Scottish	5,700	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	5,211	2.5%
Italian	4,543	2.2%
European	3,514	1.7%
French	2,548	1.2%
Polish	2,098	1.0%
Dutch	1,563	0.7%
Welsh	1,369	0.6%
Swedish	942	0.4%
Norwegian	849	0.4%
British	833	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	207,382	98.4%
Not a citizen	3,347	1.6%

Native	204,736	97.2%
Foreign-born	5,993	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,781	3.2%	9,647	6.4%	48,200	32.2%	43,214	28.9%	26,092	17.4%	17,761	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,781	3.2%
9-12 Years	9,647	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	48,200	32.2%
Some College	43,214	28.9%
Bach. Degree	26,092	17.4%
Grad Degree	17,761	11.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	154,802	147,132	7,670	5.0%
1991	158,282	148,230	10,052	6.4%
1992	162,044	151,828	10,216	6.3%
1993	164,952	154,394	10,558	6.4%
1994	167,520	158,458	9,062	5.4%
1995	171,076	162,828	8,248	4.8%
1996	173,658	165,664	7,994	4.6%
1997	175,106	165,894	9,212	5.3%
1998	172,070	164,866	7,204	4.2%
1999	173,124	165,882	7,242	4.2%

2000	181,654	173,618	8,036	4.4%
2001	181,984	173,196	8,788	4.8%
2002	185,194	174,586	10,608	5.7%
2003	187,320	176,902	10,418	5.6%
2004	189,312	179,182	10,130	5.4%
2005	188,862	178,940	9,922	5.3%
2006	195,514	185,956	9,558	4.9%
2007	198,192	189,578	8,614	4.3%
2008	201,108	189,074	12,034	6.0%
2009	199,768	181,544	18,224	9.1%

2010	189,796	171,268	18,528	9.8%
2011	190,510	173,384	17,126	9.0%
2012	186,776	171,852	14,924	8.0%
2013	182,590	167,976	14,614	8.0%
2014	177,706	165,396	12,310	6.9%
2015	177,170	166,648	10,522	5.9%
2016	178,968	169,646	9,322	5.2%
2017	180,520	173,122	7,398	4.1%
2018	181,564	174,690	6,874	3.8%
2019	184,332	177,526	6,806	3.7%

2020	181,042	168,852	12,190	6.7%
2021	184,672	177,216	7,456	4.0%
2022	184,930	178,604	6,326	3.4%
2023	185,308	178,926	6,382	3.4%
2024	193,888	187,052	6,836	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	98,944
Median Value	$220,786

Occupied	88,979	89.9%
Vacant	9,965	10.1%

Owned	60,684	68.2%
Rented	28,295	31.8%
Median Rent	$907

Single-Family Units	67,376	68.1%
Detached	64,582	65.3%
Attached	2,794	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,325	12.5%
Mobile Homes	12,115	12.2%

Johnson City, TN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area