The Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of three counties in

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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 *

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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

* Elizabethton

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

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Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants

* Central (

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) * 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) *

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(census-designated place) *

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(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 *

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(partial) *

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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

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, 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

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. 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