What is the population of Johnson city?

Johnson city has 3,628 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #94 of 625 in Arkansas.

What is the median household income in Johnson city?

Median household income in Johnson city is $87,150 a year, 11% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Johnson city?

Median gross rent is $1,177 a month and the median home value is $255,500, so rent absorbs about 16.2% of median household income.

Is Johnson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Johnson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Arkansas · Census place 35500

Johnson, AR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Johnson, Arkansas (Johnson, AR — Census place “Johnson city”) is 3,628 residents, ranking #94 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $87,150, the median home is worth $255,500 and median gross rent runs $1,177 a month. Looking for the Johnson Arkansas ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Johnson, AR: 72704, 72762.

Population: 3,628Johnson city residents
Median household income: $87,150Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $255,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,177Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50.9%Owner-occupied households

Johnson ZIP codes (Arkansas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Johnson.

The Johnson AR ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Johnson city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Johnson city median would spend about 16.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 0.8% of residents and 50.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Johnson city, AR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Johnson city is a small town in Arkansas, with 3,628 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #94 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 33.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Johnson city earn a median of $87,150 a year, 11% above the national figure of $78,538 and 77% above the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 0.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Johnson city is valued at $255,500, 15.8% below the national figure and 98% above the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,177 a month, 16.3% below the national figure, or roughly $14,124 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Johnson city?: Johnson city has 3,628 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #94 of 625 in Arkansas.
What is the median household income in Johnson city?: Median household income in Johnson city is $87,150 a year, 11% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Johnson city?: Median gross rent is $1,177 a month and the median home value is $255,500, so rent absorbs about 16.2% of median household income.
Is Johnson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Johnson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Johnson city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.