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Johnson City, TN vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Household income in Athens-Clarke County, is 8% less than it is in Johnson City and is 59% below the National Average.
- Johnson City unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Athens-Clarke County unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Johnson City, TNAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.4%49.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,909$27,194$37,638
 Household Income$47,242$43,466$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,590$68,447$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Johnson City, TNAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.3%17.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%6.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.8%11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.6%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.5%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.2%11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.0%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.4%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Johnson City, TNAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%12.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%14.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.3%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.7%9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%4.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.6%13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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