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37604

Johnson City, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
39,097
Median household income
$52,345
People below poverty
21.9%
Median home value
$259,600

Income

The median income of households in 37604 was $52,345. An estimated 7.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 12.9
$25,000 to $34,999 9.7
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 14.6
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 13.2
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49954
Female 43705

An estimated 75.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,730. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.1
Social Security 30.5
Retirement income 23.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.6
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 24.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 24.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24

In 2020-2024, 8.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37604 in 2020-2024, 88.7% had health insurance coverage and 11.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.2% and public coverage was 33.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.9%.


In 2020-2024, 37604 had a total population of 39,097 - 20,289 (51.9%) females and 18,808 (48.1%) males. The median age was 35.4 years. An estimated 16.9% of the population was under 18 years, 40.9% was 19 to 44 years, 22.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 17 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37604 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 819 714
5 to 9 861 1066
10 to 14 891 1002
15 to 19 1019 1195
20 to 24 2155 2610
25 to 29 1821 2017
30 to 34 1555 1518
35 to 39 1461 1019
40 to 44 865 967
45 to 49 1274 898
50 to 54 955 1346
55 to 59 1060 1188
60 to 64 1194 979
65 to 69 732 1153
70 to 74 1025 878
75 to 79 502 679
80 to 84 326 503
85 and over 293 557

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.4% were White; 5.3% were Black or African American; 17.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 1.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.8% of the people in 37604 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.8% of the people in 37604 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,621 households in 37604. The average household size was 2.18 people.

Married-couple households made up 37.6% of the households in 37604 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.8% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.9% of all households.

In 37604, 21.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 37.6
Cohabiting Couples 9.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.5% of males and 37.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.7 39.8
Now married, except separated 43.5 37.3
Separated 1.4 1.3
Widowed 3.9 10.1
Divorced 10.4 11.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37604, 662 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.3% of the people living in 37604 were U.S. natives. 54% of the 37604 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.7% of 37604 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 50.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37604 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37604.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 50.5
Asia 20.9
Europe 7
Africa 18.4
Northern America 3.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37604 in 2020-2024, 5.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.4% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.4
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 37604 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.4
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 4.7
Different state 6.3
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 40.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37604 was 9,894 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 228 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,798. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,868.

Educational Attainment of People in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.7
High school diploma or equivalency 23.9
Some college, no degree 20.7
Associate's degree 5.9
Bachelor's degree 22.9
Graduate or professional degree 17.9

Disability

In 37604, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5% of people under 18 years old, to 13.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37604, 60 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,126 75.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,391 17
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,449 7.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37604 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 4.2
Manufacturing 9.1
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 14.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.3
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37604 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,805 44
Service occupations 3,791 19
Sales and office occupations 4,726 23.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,061 5.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,607 8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.8% of 37604 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0.7
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 11.7

In 2020-2024, 37604 had a total of 19,596 housing units. Of these housing units, 58.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 37.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 58.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 37.3
Mobile homes 4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37604 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 50.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37604 had 17,621 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,975 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 50.3% while renters occupied 49.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.92.

6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.5% and another 22.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37604:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37604 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.6
Electricity 74
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37604 was $259,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.3 % had a mortgage. 44.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,439 and for owners without a mortgage it was $461.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37604 was $1,055. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.