Johnson City, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Johnson City, TN: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 92,094. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet JOHNSON-CITY-TN · Johnson City, TN 4 ZIPs · 92,094 pop · #17794/25278 · Washington County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $60,185
  • RANK-LOWER #17794/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Limestone
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-SMALL 92,094
  • SPREAD-MOD 37601→37615
  • HOME-MID $256,900

Nearest income peer: Limestone, TN (+ $5,672 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Johnson City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Johnson City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Johnson City, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
92,094
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,185
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,185 and poverty 17.0% concentrate in 37601.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.4%) for this income tier, rent $992 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Tennessee, Morris Chapel is the closest lower-income city and Tellico Plains the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Johnson City.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Johnson City differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Johnson City. ZIP 37601 reports $50,686 in median household income, while ZIP 37615 reports $77,525. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

37601 to 37615

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

37601 to 37615

Poverty-rate spread
12.8 points

37615 to 37604

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Johnson City residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Johnson City: the largest, 37601, is only about 39% of 92,094 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Johnson City

Citywide ZBP: 2,634 establishments, 48,463 employees , annual payroll $2,395,034k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37604 (1,161 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (471) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Johnson City, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Johnson City. See the Washington County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Washington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Johnson City, Jonesborough, Limestone and Telford among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Telford marks the far end of that range at $74,286, 23% above Johnson City.

Side-by-side: Compare 37601 vs 37604 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37601 36,182 $50,686 1,017 303
37604 34,245 $52,345 1,161 391
37615 19,560 $77,525 446 208
37614 2,107 n/a 10 2,576

Johnson City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Johnson City, .