Johnson County, Tennessee

Johnson County has a population of 18,196 and has grown 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $178,600, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $53,129.

Home price
$178,600
Income
$53,129
Population
18,196
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$178,600county
Median gross rent$674county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,585(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$844county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,273county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$53,129county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate21.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.7%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government18.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.6%county
Economic output per resident$32,755county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.40%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport229860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station90 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths71.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1938county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.4%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,196county
Land area in square miles298county
People per square mile of land61.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages4.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents312county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in407county
Households that moved away252county
Average income of arriving households$68,651county
Average income of departing households$50,044county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.8 incounty
Annual snowfall16.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing114 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days169 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use997 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity61.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.8%county
Homes heated by propane17.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil9.4%county
Homes heated by wood8.0%county
Households with broadband81.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk47.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk47.8county
Landslide risk90.7county
Hail risk14.0county
Earthquake risk46.9county
Tornado risk25.4county
Tropical cyclone risk51.1county
Extreme heat risk2.0county
Winter weather risk30.0county
Strong wind risk36.2county
Wildfire risk54.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Johnson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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