Johnson City

Population & Demographics

Johnson City, TN

Johnson City is home to 72,222 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,661 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
72,222
people
Population

72,222 residents

Median age 35.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Johnson City population & demographics

Who lives in Johnson City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
72,222
Median age
35.4yrs
Median household income
$57,254
Median home value
$268,200
Median gross rent
$1,023/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
42.5%
Poverty rate
20.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Johnson City

How Johnson City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White81.8%
Black5.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Two or more races4.3%
Asian2.0%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Johnson City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Johnson City.

Johnson City at a glance
Employed Residents
28,661
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
43.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kingsport
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Johnson City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Johnson City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Johnson City

28,661 commutes, one dot at a time

Johnson City

Where 28,661 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Johnson City, by worker count.

1Johnson City0.0 mi12,514
2Kingsport16.2 mi2,792
3Oak Grove6.3 mi1,262
4Elizabethton7.9 mi962
5Jonesborough6.1 mi802
6Bristol18.6 mi777
7Knoxville91.0 mi723
8Greeneville27.4 mi585

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Johnson City.

1Johnson City0.0 mi12,514
2Kingsport16.2 mi3,222
3Elizabethton7.9 mi1,648
4Bristol18.6 mi1,442
5Jonesborough6.1 mi972
6Oak Grove6.3 mi777
7Spurgeon8.5 mi603
8Erwin13.4 mi596

Top industries

The sectors that employ Johnson City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.7%
RTRetail Trade13.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.6%
MFManufacturing7.5%
FIFinance and Insurance4.8%
WSWholesale Trade4.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.8%
EDEducational Services3.1%
Connectivity

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