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37615

Johnson City, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
22,821
Median household income
$77,525
People below poverty
9.1%
Median home value
$294,900

Income

The median income of households in 37615 was $77,525. An estimated 1.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2
$35,000 to $49,999 9.8
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9
$75,000 to $99,999 14.4
$100,000 to $149,999 18
$150,000 to $199,999 9
$200,000 or more 11.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64925
Female 52309

An estimated 75.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,648. 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 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.4
Social Security 37.7
Retirement income 26.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.8
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10

In 2020-2024, 4.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 60.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 17.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37615 in 2020-2024, 92.1% had health insurance coverage and 7.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.2% and public coverage was 35.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.2%.


In 2020-2024, 37615 had a total population of 22,821 - 11,408 (50%) females and 11,413 (50%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 18.8% of the population was under 18 years, 31.4% was 19 to 44 years, 27.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37615 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 508 616
5 to 9 726 599
10 to 14 458 528
15 to 19 806 415
20 to 24 458 1210
25 to 29 806 783
30 to 34 614 599
35 to 39 1158 529
40 to 44 516 488
45 to 49 725 474
50 to 54 467 1096
55 to 59 691 869
60 to 64 1108 769
65 to 69 707 866
70 to 74 587 772
75 to 79 533 402
80 to 84 294 173
85 and over 251 220

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.4% were White; 1.1% were Black or African American; 25.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.7% of the people in 37615 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.4% of the people in 37615 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,437 households in 37615. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.4% of the households in 37615 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.2% of all households, while 15.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11% of households were male householders living alone, and 14% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25% of all households.

In 37615, 25.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.4
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 59% of males and 58.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.3 22.4
Now married, except separated 59 58.4
Separated 0.6 0.7
Widowed 3.4 7.3
Divorced 8.7 11.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37615, 516 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.2% of the people living in 37615 were U.S. natives. 53.3% of the 37615 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.8% of 37615 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37615 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 37615.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 24.2
Asia 43.9
Europe 23.9
Africa 3.7
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37615 in 2020-2024, 3.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.3% of people at least five years old; 0.7% 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 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 37615 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.3
Different house, same county 5.2
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 3.1
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 95 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 40.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37615 was 4,622 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 220 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,855. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,547.

Educational Attainment of People in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5
High school diploma or equivalency 22.4
Some college, no degree 20.2
Associate's degree 11.5
Bachelor's degree 23.7
Graduate or professional degree 17.1

Disability

In 37615, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.6% of people under 18 years old, to 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37615, 57.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,422 76
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,467 13.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,186 10.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37615 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 4.3
Manufacturing 15.5
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 6.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 3.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37615 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,489 49.6
Service occupations 1,107 10
Sales and office occupations 2,572 23.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 556 5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,351 12.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.6% of 37615 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0.6
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 13.2

In 2020-2024, 37615 had a total of 10,267 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.2% 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"). 19.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.7
Mobile homes 5.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

21.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37615 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 66% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37615 had 9,437 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 830 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.9% while renters occupied 25.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.09.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 28.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37615:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37615 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 13.6
Electricity 84.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37615 was $294,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.1 % had a mortgage. 43.9% 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 $1,497 and for owners without a mortgage it was $475.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37615 was $993. 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.