Johnson City, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Johnson City	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$45,978	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$61,646	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,995	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$40,387	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,256	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,350	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.1%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Johnson City is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Johnson City is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Johnson City is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Johnson City is 39% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,093 $61,646 $123,292

City

$46,856 $70,292 $140,584

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Johnson City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.7%	6.7%
Manufacturing sector	15.8%	15.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.3%	5.3%
Education, health & social services	19.6%	19.6%
Other	28.3%	28.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oak Grove CDP (Sumner County), TN	221	$99,517	22.4%
Colonial Heights, TN	2,981	$96,492	18.6%
Jonesborough, TN	5,684	$89,753	10.4%
Gray, TN	1,377	$81,890	0.7%
Spurgeon, TN	4,595	$80,712	0.8%
Johnson City, TN	69,135	$61,646	24.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vernon, NY	69,130	$88,733	9.1%
Rocklin, CA	69,145	$150,823	85.4%
Muncie, IN	69,215	$50,871	37.5%
Conway, AR	69,234	$71,190	12.5%
Alpharetta, GA	69,031	$176,078	116.5%
Johnson City, TN	69,135	$61,646	24.2%

Source: The Johnson City, TN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.