Johnson County, Tennessee

Johnson County is a county located in Tennessee, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 17499 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 18112, It is the 26th least populous county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It has total area of 302.73 square miles (784.07 square kilometre), of which, 298.47 square miles (773.03 square kilometre) of it is land and 4.26 square miles (11.03 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 20th smallest in terms of geographical size.

Johnson County Tennessee
Map of Johnson County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 17499 residents, 6827 households, and 4754 families in the county. The population density was 58.6 people per square mile (22.63/kmē), it would be the 53rd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 7879 housing units at an average density of 26.4 per square mile (10.19/kmē). The average household size was 2.35 people, and the average family size was 2.81 people. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 15% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.4 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 18112, The racial makeup of the county was 17380 White, 549 Black or African American, 66 American Indian, 23 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, and 90 from two or more races.

Johnson County Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Johnson County Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Johnson County Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $23067, making it the fourth lowest county by median household income in Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $28400, it is the third lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $13388, making it the 12th poorest county by per capita income among the Tennessee.

In 2000, 3316 pupils and students, of which 1676 are male and 1640 are female, 18.95% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 156 nursery or pri school, 187 kindergarten, 1675 elementary school, 906 high school and 392 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Mountain City TownJohnson County3.313.3102383720.81720216587
YearPopulation
April 2000 census17499
April 2000 Estimate17499
July 2000 Estimate17517
July 2001 Estimate17672
July 2002 Estimate17724
July 2003 Estimate17899
July 2004 Estimate17925
July 2005 Estimate18042
July 2006 Estimate17982
July 2007 Estimate18086
July 2008 Estimate18112
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school8670156
Kindergarten75112187
Elementary school8877881675
High school527379906
College or graduate school101291392
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Johnson County, Tennessee$23067$28400$13388
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587