The Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in East Tennessee, anchored by the city of Johnson City. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 207,285.
Counties
Carter
Unicoi
Washington
Communities
Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
Johnson City (principal city; partial)
Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
Elizabethton
Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
Erwin
Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants
Central (census-designated place) Jonesborough Oak Grove (census-designated place) Pine Crest (census-designated place) Spurgeon (census-designated place; partial) Unicoi
Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants
Banner Hill (census-designated place) Fall Branch (census-designated place; partial) Gray (census-designated place) Hampton (census-designated place) Hunter (census-designated place) Midway (census-designated place) Roan Mountain (census-designated place)
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
Watauga
Unincorporated places
Flag Pond
Limestone (partial) Telford
Demographics
As of the census of 2020, there were 207,285 people, 86,767 households, and 51,518 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 89.1% White, 2.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $51,119, and the median income for a family was $69,339. The per capita income for the MSA was $27,870.
Combined Statistical Area
The Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is made up of five counties in Eastern Tennessee as well as two counties and an independent city in Southwestern Virginia. The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas. As of the 2020 Census, the CSA had a population of 514,899.
Components
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) Johnson City (Carter County, TN; Unicoi County, TN; Washington, TN) Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol (Hawkins County, TN; Sullivan County, TN; Scott County, VA; Washington County, VA; City of Bristol, VA)