Johnson City is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 14,874 people and six associated neighborhoods, Johnson City is the 121st largest community in New York.Unlike some villages, 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 village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Johnson City who work in office and administrative support (11.17%), sales jobs (9.38%), and food service (9.12%). Also of interest is that Johnson City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Johnson City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Johnson City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.61 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The overall education level of Johnson City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.29% of adults in Johnson City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Johnson City in 2022 was $32,484, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,936 for a family of four. However, Johnson City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Johnson City is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Johnson City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Johnson City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Johnson City include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Johnson City is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Slavic languages.
