Johnson City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 73,635 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Johnson City is the eighth largest community in Tennessee.Johnson City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Johnson City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Johnson City who work in healthcare (13.65%), sales jobs (11.08%), and management occupations (10.43%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.53% 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.Johnson City is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Johnson City enrolled in college, Johnson City has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Johnson City is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.49% 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 2022 was $36,833, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,332 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.
