Johnson City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 55,323 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Johnson City is the eighth largest community in Tennessee.

Unlike some cities, Johnson City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Johnson City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Johnson City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Johnson City who work in sales jobs (14.76%), office and administrative support jobs (14.54%), and management occupations (8.45%).

In addition, Johnson City is a college town. There are a lot of students in Johnson City attending college, and as a result Johnson City provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Johnson City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.46 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Johnson City Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Johnson City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.35% of adults in Johnson City have a college degree.

The per capita income in Johnson City in 2000 was $20,364, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,456 for a family of four.

The people who call Johnson City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Johnson City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Johnson City include English, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Johnson City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.