Johnson City, Tennessee demographics

Johnson City, TN demographics: median age 35.4; 42.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Johnson City city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4738320. The survey estimates a population of 72,222 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Johnson City is 35.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 30,662 households (±693). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.4 ±0.7	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	13,274 ±884	18.4% ±1.2 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	22,338 ±1,140	30.9% ±1.6 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	25,228 ±1,308	34.9% ±1.8 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	11,382 ±741	15.8% ±1.0 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	34,823 ±739	48.2% ±1.0 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	37,399 ±693	51.8% ±0.9 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	60,012 ±846	83.1% ±1.1 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,231 ±435	5.9% ±0.6 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	134 ±127 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,537 ±309	2.1% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	36 ±57 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,671 ±564	2.3% ±0.8 pp	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,601 ±690	6.4% ±1.0 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	68,308 ±691	94.6% ±0.8 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,914 ±542	5.4% ±0.7 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,763 ±718	38.4% ±2.2 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	997 ±265	3.3% ±0.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,273 ±464	10.7% ±1.5 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,069 ±775	36.1% ±2.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,560 ±588	11.6% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,451 ±574	24.3% ±1.8 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	23,211 ±911	75.7% ±2.4 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,069 ±775	36.1% ±2.4 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,479 ±825	34.2% ±2.6 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,892 ±625	12.7% ±2.0 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,452 ±470	11.3% ±1.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,253 ±247	4.1% ±0.8 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	338 ±221 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	179 ±91 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 72,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	68,908 ±568	95.4% ±0.5 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,314 ±486	4.6% ±0.7 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 69,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	64,995 ±906	94.1% ±1.0 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	2,329 ±653	3.4% ±0.9 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	46 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	120 ±57	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	125 ±100 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	396 ±186	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	49 ±60 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	355 ±135	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	22 ±38 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	81 ±83 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	14 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	185 ±131 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	364 ±213 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 47,309
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,643 ±570	7.7% ±1.2 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,556 ±778	22.3% ±1.6 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,513 ±1,042	20.1% ±2.2 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,494 ±652	7.4% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	10,951 ±884	23.1% ±1.8 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,152 ±864	19.3% ±1.8 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 71,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	57,047 ±1,351	79.6% ±1.8 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,960 ±914	8.3% ±1.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,373 ±735	6.1% ±1.0 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	3,889 ±821	5.4% ±1.1 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	393 ±216 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.6% of Johnson City residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 87.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Johnson City	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.6% ±1.3 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.8% ±1.5 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±0.9 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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