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.Johnson City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. 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 (14.24%), office and administrative support (12.20%), and sales jobs (10.12%). 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Johnson City, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Johnson City provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. The education level of Johnson City ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Johnson City, 40.62% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Johnson City in 2022 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.
