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Johnson City city, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Johnson City city is a Census city of 72,222 people across 43.75 square miles of land, lying across Washington County and Carter County. Median household income is $57,254, 51.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 69 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $47.9 m.
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Johnson City
What Johnson City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area43.75 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,651
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 95.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inWashington County 95.3 percent, Carter County 3.2 percent
Johnson City city crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Johnson City
How many people live in Johnson City
- Population72,222
- Median age35.4
- Population under 1813,274
- Share under 1818.4 percent
- Population 65 and over11,382
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent
- Households30,662
- Family households16,033
- Share of households that are families52.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Johnson City
- Median household income$57,254
- Per capita income$36,833
- Civilian labor force38,099
- Employed35,950
- Unemployed2,149 plus or minus 510
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over47,309
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Johnson City
- Housing units33,360
- Occupied units30,662
- Vacant units2,698
- Vacancy rate8.1 percent
- Owner occupied15,731
- Renter occupied14,931
- Ownership rate51.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$268,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,023
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units19,447
- Share single family58.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12,651
- Share in buildings of two or more37.9 percent
- Mobile homes1,251 plus or minus 335
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Johnson City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute30,393
- Commuting under 15 minutes14,329
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,646
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.6 percent
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home12.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Johnson City
SBA loans in Johnson City (7(a))
- Approvals69
- Gross approval$47,898,100
- Average approval$694,175
- Median approval$345,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,499,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,006
- Jobs per approval14.6
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Paid in full22
- Charged off3
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans12.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.7 percent
- Share to franchises29.0 percent
- Distinct lenders38
- Distinct industries by NAICS52
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Johnson City
SBA loans in Johnson City (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$5,588,000
- Average approval$620,889
- Median approval$425,000
- Largest approval$1,877,000
- Jobs supported65
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Washington County, not Johnson City
Washington County context, not Johnson City figures
These are Washington County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Johnson City measurements.
- Establishments in Washington County3,076
- Employment at those establishments, Washington County56,072
- Covered employment, Washington County63,746
- Average annual pay, Washington County$55,766
- Average weekly wage, Washington County$1,072
- Housing units permitted, Washington County1,155
- Of those, single family, Washington County686
- County product, 2024, Washington County$9,174,144,000
- County product change over the prior year, Washington County4.8 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Washington County$76,961
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Johnson City. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Johnson City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Johnson City, Tennessee?
72,222, in 30,662 households. Johnson City city covers 43.75 square miles of land, which is 1,651 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Johnson City in?
Johnson City lies in more than one. By area it is 95.3 percent in Washington County, 3.2 percent in Carter County. This page sits under Washington County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Johnson City?
$57,254. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $268,200. Median gross rent is $1,023 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Johnson City businesses?
69 7(a) approvals totalling $47.9 m, across 38 lenders, median approval $345,500, plus 9 504 approvals worth $5.6 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Johnson City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Johnson City borrowers get paid back?
Of the 25 loans that have reached a final outcome, 22 were paid in full and 3 charged off, a charge off rate of 12.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page Johnson City figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Johnson City.
Is zoning published for Johnson City?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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