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Johnson City, TN
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Living in Johnson City



Johnson City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 72,514 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Johnson City is the eighth largest community in Tennessee.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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.

Not only is Johnson City a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Johnson City is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.62% of adults in Johnson City have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Johnson City in 2018 was $36,210, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,840 for a family of four. However, Johnson City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Johnson City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Johnson City include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Johnson City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.