Johnson City, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 61,028 (Urban population: 59,833, Rural population: 1,195 (23 farm, 1,172 nonfarm))

Johnson City, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 25,599 (23,621 occupied: 13,446 owner occupied, 10,175 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	30%

Housing density: 652 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $447 (lower quartile is $357, upper quartile is $570)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $438

Median gross rent in Johnson City, TN in 2007: $549

Housing units in Johnson City with a mortgage: 6,940 (877 second mortgage, 825 home equity loan, 39 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,715

Johnson City,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,944 (it was $95,300 in 2000)

Johnson City:	$138,944
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,683 - $208,434

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $188,141
Here: $188,141
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,031
Here: $131,031
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $105,059
Here: $105,059
State: $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,841
Here: $115,841
State: $133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,081
Here: $124,081
State: $164,555

Mobile homes: $24,538
Here: $24,538
State: $44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,333
Here: $28,333
State: $46,838

Household type by relationship

Households: 51,935

In family households: 40,093 (10,531 male householders, 3,443 female householders)
10,390 spouses, 13,015 children (11,816 natural, 392 adopted, 807 stepchildren), 641 grandchildren, 324 brothers or sisters, 350 parents, 490 other relatives, 909 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,842 (4,071 male householders (3,174 living alone)), 5,632 female householders (4,846 living alone)), 2,139 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,388 (1,172 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,910 2-persons, 3,447 3-persons, 2,361 4-persons, 886 5-persons, 267 6-persons, 103 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,020 1-person, 1,439 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

7,024 married couples with children.
2,959 single-parent households (504 men, 2,455 women).

95.3% of residents of Johnson City speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,668 (3.0%)
(35.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Johnson City, Tennessee:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 180 4 rooms: 1,349 5 rooms: 2,821 6 rooms: 2,896 7 rooms: 2,114 8 rooms: 1,725 9 or more rooms: 2,346

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Johnson City, Tennessee:
	1 room: 420 2 rooms: 944 3 rooms: 2,243 4 rooms: 3,015 5 rooms: 2,136 6 rooms: 815 7 rooms: 296 8 rooms: 123 9 or more rooms: 183

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 748
1995 to 1998: 2,144
1990 to 1994: 2,049
1980 to 1989: 3,643
1970 to 1979: 4,820
1960 to 1969: 4,104
1950 to 1959: 3,410
1940 to 1949: 1,780
1939 or earlier: 2,901

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Johnson City:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 154 2 bedrooms: 3,246 3 bedrooms: 6,331 4 bedrooms: 2,856 5 or more bedrooms: 837

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Johnson City:
	no bedroom: 470 1 bedroom: 3,131 2 bedrooms: 4,573 3 bedrooms: 1,684 4 bedrooms: 221 5 or more bedrooms: 96

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Johnson City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 620 1 vehicle: 3,604 2 vehicles: 5,937 3 vehicles: 2,514 4 vehicles: 574 5 or more vehicles: 197

Cars and other vehicles available in Johnson City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,771 1 vehicle: 5,270 2 vehicles: 2,592 3 vehicles: 434 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 55

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Johnson City, TN:

Less than $10,000: 241
$10,000 to $14,999: 120
$15,000 to $19,999: 112
$20,000 to $24,999: 80
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 90
$35,000 to $39,999: 83
$40,000 to $49,999: 234
$50,000 to $59,999: 333
$60,000 to $69,999: 476
$70,000 to $79,999: 553
$80,000 to $89,999: 622
$90,000 to $99,999: 752
$100,000 to $124,999: 2321
$125,000 to $149,999: 1970
$150,000 to $174,999: 1349
$175,000 to $199,999: 1142
$200,000 to $249,999: 1621
$250,000 to $299,999: 892
$300,000 to $399,999: 915
$400,000 to $499,999: 342
$500,000 to $749,999: 338
$750,000 to $999,999: 100
$1,000,000 or more: 53

Johnson City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Johnson City:

Less than $100: 347 people
$100 to $149: 339
$150 to $199: 443
$200 to $249: 355
$250 to $299: 452
$300 to $349: 971
$350 to $399: 1,194
$400 to $449: 1,275
$450 to $499: 1,216
$500 to $549: 824
$550 to $599: 758
$600 to $649: 552
$650 to $699: 390
$700 to $749: 304
$750 to $799: 290
$800 to $899: 354
$900 to $999: 107
$1,000 to $1,249: 167
$1,250 to $1,499: 124
$1,500 to $1,999: 113
$2,000 or more: 61
No cash rent: 482

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 626 1990 to 1994: 324 1985 to 1989: 215 1980 to 1984: 96 1975 to 1979: 93 1970 to 1974: 64 1970 to 1974: 66 1965 to 1969: 184

Johnson City, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.9%
Number of people working at home: 540 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1123
5 to 9 minutes: 4305
10 to 14 minutes: 6904
15 to 19 minutes: 5431
20 to 24 minutes: 2891
25 to 29 minutes: 1074
30 to 34 minutes: 1936
35 to 39 minutes: 454
40 to 44 minutes: 251
45 to 59 minutes: 560
60 to 89 minutes: 359
90 or more minutes: 327

Johnson City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,784 (83%)
Carpooled: 2,841 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 170 (1%)
Taxi: 30 (0%)
Bicycle: 70 (0%)
Walked: 593 (2%)
Other means: 127 (0%)
Worked at home: 540 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3528
$10,000 to $14,999: 2304
$15,000 to $19,999: 2025
$20,000 to $24,999: 2058
$25,000 to $29,999: 1629
$30,000 to $34,999: 1659
$35,000 to $39,999: 1364
$40,000 to $44,999: 1318
$45,000 to $49,999: 983
$50,000 to $59,999: 1711
$60,000 to $74,999: 1448
$75,000 to $99,999: 1675
$100,000 to $124,999: 686
$125,000 to $149,999: 404
$150,000 to $199,999: 350
$200,000 or more: 535

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 8981

Other groups: 6748

English: 5126

German: 4574

Irish: 4247

Scotch-Irish: 1942

Scottish: 905

Italian: 898

French (except Basque): 552

Dutch: 476

European: 462

Polish: 344

British: 299

Welsh: 283

Subsaharan African:: 269

African: 233

Norwegian: 218

French Canadian: 213

Russian: 164

Swedish: 149

Arab:: 101

Greek: 100

Hungarian: 94

Scandinavian: 76

Canadian: 65

Arab/Arabic: 60

Portuguese: 59

Austrian: 58

Swiss: 55

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 54

Slovak: 43

Danish: 41

Lithuanian: 40

Czechoslovakian: 27

Lebanese: 26

Northern European: 22

Finnish: 19

Jamaican: 19

Ukrainian: 17

Nigerian: 16

Other Arab: 15

Croatian: 15

West Indian: 15

Liberian: 13

Acadian/Cajun: 13

Icelander: 12

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12

Albanian: 11

Turkish: 10

Slavic: 9

Romanian: 8

Czech: 8

Kenyan: 7

Eastern European: 7

Basque: 7

Latvian: 6

Bermudan: 5

Yugoslavian: 5

Haitian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (21%)
India (10%)
Canada (9%)
Philippines (5%)
Germany (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 32365
Northeast: 2390
Midwest: 4151
South: 12902
West: 1378

48% of Johnson City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 123
Nursery to 4th grade: 124
5th and 6th grade: 331
7th and 8th grade: 843
9th grade: 533
10th grade: 512
11th grade: 561
12th grade, no diploma: 442
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,925
Less than 1 year of college: 957
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,716
Associate degree: 668
Bachelor's degree: 3,197
Master's degree: 1,149
Professional school degree: 623
Doctorate degree: 485

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 213
Nursery to 4th grade: 206
5th and 6th grade: 417
7th and 8th grade: 1,056
9th grade: 586
10th grade: 600
11th grade: 681
12th grade, no diploma: 546
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,606
Less than 1 year of college: 1,342
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,056
Associate degree: 923
Bachelor's degree: 3,431
Master's degree: 1,245
Professional school degree: 438
Doctorate degree: 221

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 38.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 29.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,162
Black householders: $29,758
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,684
Asian householders: $105,553
Some other race householders: $25,311
Two or more races householders: $18,234
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,420

Johnson City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Johnson City household income for Black householders

Johnson City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Johnson City household income for Asian householders

Johnson City household income for Some other race householders

Johnson City household income for Two or more races householders

Johnson City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Johnson City marital status for males

Johnson City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $150,205
Black or African American householders: $104,432
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $159,537
Asian householders: $262,488
Some other race householders: $72,288
Two or more races householders: $113,172
Hispanic or Latino householders: $140,724

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,900
One, attached: 693
Two: 1,130
3 or 4: 1,825
5 to 9: 2,648
10 to 19: 1,388
20 to 49: 785
50 or more: 1,023
Mobile homes: 1,192
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,411

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Johnson City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (77%) Utility gas (18%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 248

Here:	5.2%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 140

Here:	5.3%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 300

Here:	5.4%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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