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Lexington, KY vs Johnson City, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Johnson City, is 23% less than it is in Lexington and is 46% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Johnson City unemployment rate is 4.7%.

Economy
 Lexington, KYJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%35.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%9.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,475$32,909$37,638
 Household Income$61,526$47,242$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,028$71,590$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, KYJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%17.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.8%11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%10.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%9.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%11.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%5.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.8%6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, KYJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%13.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%7.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%13.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%5.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%9.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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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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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE
37601 37604 37686 37614

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