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):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
38,287	17.8%
176,661	82.2%
41,267	19.2%

87,185
2.30

53,941	61.9%
41,624	77.2%
4,407	8.2%
33,244	38.1%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,420	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,546	6.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,961	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,604	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,847	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,495	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,072	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,050	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,431	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,999	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,910	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,245	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,226	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,513	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,493	5.2%
$200,000 or more	4,373	5.0%

Median Household Income	54,860
Per Capita Income	32,903

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,175	5.9%
Public Assistance	2,213	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,755	12.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	84,822	66.2%
Unemployed	4,938	3.9%
In Armed Forces	81	0.1%

Total Labor Force	89,841	70.1%
Not in Labor Force	38,245	29.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,030	28,852	54.1%
Non-Profit	2,456	5,919	29.3%
Self-Employed	5,997	2,770	68.4%

Local Government	3,083	3,599	46.1%
State Government	2,057	2,839	42.0%
Federal Government	1,182	1,279	48.0%

Total Private + Self	40,027	31,622	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,778	13,636	39.2%
Total	48,805	45,258	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,101	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,886	22.2%
Professional, Technical	24,274	25.8%
Service Occupations	15,481	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	214	0.2%
All others	21,377	22.7%

White Collar		60.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,342	18.4%
Retail trade	12,383	13.2%
Manufacturing	11,663	12.4%
Educational services	8,632	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	7,384	7.8%
Construction	5,830	6.2%
Other services	4,532	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,265	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,013	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3,857	4.1%
Finance and insurance	3,569	3.8%
Public administration	2,889	3.1%
Wholesale trade	1,775	1.9%
Information	1,653	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,382	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,335	1.4%
Utilities	984	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	378	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	176	0.2%
Management	77	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,190	1.54%
Puerto Rican	526	0.25%
Cuban	572	0.28%
Dominican	9	0.00%

Total Central American	1,531	0.74%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	159	0.08%
Honduran	686	0.33%
Nicaraguan	66	0.03%
Panamanian	40	0.02%
Salvadoran	562	0.27%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	710	0.34%
Argentinean	7	0.00%
Bolivian	16	0.01%
Chilean	158	0.08%
Colombian	165	0.08%
Ecuadorian	62	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	13	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	289	0.14%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,208	0.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	658	0.32%
Indian	428	0.21%
Japanese	307	0.15%
Filipino	247	0.12%
Korean	216	0.10%
Laotian	101	0.05%
Malaysian	70	0.03%
Okinawan	65	0.03%
Vietnamese	48	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	189,409	95.7%
Spanish	4,794	2.4%
Other Indo-European	766	0.4%
Other	663	0.3%
Arabic	603	0.3%
Chinese	389	0.2%
Other Asian	359	0.2%
German, other Germanic	308	0.2%
Korean	226	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	39,883	19.2%
English	32,707	15.8%
Irish	22,606	10.9%
German	21,667	10.4%
Scotch-Irish	5,555	2.7%
Scottish	4,832	2.3%
European	3,993	1.9%
Italian	3,939	1.9%
French	2,487	1.2%
Polish	2,145	1.0%
Dutch	1,788	0.9%
Welsh	1,472	0.7%
British	1,060	0.5%
Norwegian	921	0.4%
Swedish	842	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	203,506	98.1%
Not a citizen	3,936	1.9%

Native	200,742	96.8%
Foreign-born	6,700	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,097	3.5%	9,967	6.8%	46,677	31.8%	43,243	29.5%	24,734	16.9%	16,893	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,097	3.5%
9-12 Years	9,967	6.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	46,677	31.8%
Some College	43,243	29.5%
Bach. Degree	24,734	16.9%
Grad Degree	16,893	11.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

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	97,518
Median Value	$186,784

Occupied	87,185	89.4%
Vacant	10,333	10.6%

Owned	58,902	67.6%
Rented	28,283	32.4%
Median Rent	$823

Single-Family Units	66,293	68.0%
Detached	63,798	65.4%
Attached	2,495	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,486	11.8%
Mobile Homes	12,243	12.6%

Johnson City, TN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Johnson City, TN Metro Area