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Johnson City Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Johnson City Area is $23,720, which is about the same as the state average of $24,811 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Johnson City Area median household income is $39,084. On average Johnson City Area residents spend 21.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #414

Johnson City Area	23,720 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Johnson City Area	24,550 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Johnson City Area	29,618 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Johnson City Area	20,386 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #712

Johnson City Area	39,084 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Johnson City Area	55,398 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Johnson City Area	2.71%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Johnson City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Johnson City Area		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.92%	$13,302, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.54%	$17,117, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.63%	$2,324, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.96%	$18,109, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Johnson City Area	50,156 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Johnson City Area	66,736 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Johnson City Area	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$39,565, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$28,258, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,296, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
Asian	$69,028, see rank	$66,243	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,422, see rank	$37,160	$37,170
One Race, Other	$38,542, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,396, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Johnson City Area	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$17,543, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,351, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,469, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$30,400, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Johnson City Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	164,785, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	79,399, 48.18%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	49,334, 62.13%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	89, 0.11%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	49,245, 62.02%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,187, 91.76%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,058, 8.24%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	30,065, 37.87%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	85,386, 51.82%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	44,938, 52.63%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	39, 0.05%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	44,899, 52.58%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	41,882, 93.28%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,017, 6.72%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	40,448, 47.37%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Johnson City Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	85,473, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	72,677, 85.03%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,288, 7.36%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	409, 0.48%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	1,111, 1.30%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	1,523, 1.78%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,465, 4.05%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Johnson City Area	21.0 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Johnson City Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	87,069	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	45,187, 51.90%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,398, 29.65%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,754, 14.95%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,429, 18.65%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	254, 0.56%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,641, 10.27%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,628, 19.09%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	41,882, 48.10%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,794, 40.10%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,579, 22.87%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,095, 31.27%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.04%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	84, 0.20%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,250, 5.37%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Johnson City Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	87,069, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	738, 0.85%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	5,731, 6.58%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	10,540, 12.11%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,851, 2.13%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	11,176, 12.84%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,373, 3.87%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	1,447, 1.66%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,185, 4.81%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,712, 7.71%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,546, 30.49%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,628, 8.76%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,948, 3.39%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,194, 4.82%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Johnson City Area	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	38,348	19.79%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7,986	14.57%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.