The Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of three counties in East

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, anchored by the city of Johnson City. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 207,285.

Counties

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Unicoi Unicoi may refer to: *Unicoi Mountains, a mountain range rising along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States *Unicoi, Tennessee *Unicoi County, Tennessee *Unicoi State Park Unicoi State Park & Lodge is a ...

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Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

* Johnson City (principal city; partial)

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

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Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Erwin

Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants

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(

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) * Jonesborough * Oak Grove (census-designated place) * Pine Crest (census-designated place) * Spurgeon (census-designated place; partial) *

Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants

* Banner Hill (census-designated place) * Fall Branch (census-designated place; partial) *

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(census-designated place) * Hampton (census-designated place) *

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(census-designated place) * Midway (census-designated place) * Roan Mountain (census-designated place)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

Watauga Watauga can refer to: ;Places *Watauga, Kentucky * Watauga County, North Carolina * Watauga, South Dakota * Watauga, Tennessee * Watauga, Texas ;Bodies of Water * Watauga Lake in Tennessee * The Watauga River in North Carolina and Tennessee ;Shi ...

Unincorporated places

* Flag Pond *

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(partial) * Telford

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 2.4%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.7%

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, 0.9% from other races, and 6.7% from two or more races.

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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

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for the MSA was $27,870.

Combined Statistical Area

The Johnson City– Kingsport–

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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)

References

{{Tennessee Geography of Carter County, Tennessee Geography of Unicoi County, Tennessee Geography of Washington County, Tennessee East Tennessee