Johnson City

History

Known as the "Home of the Square Deal", from the Square Deal given to all employees of Endicott Johnson Corporation, Johnson City was originally incorporated in 1892 as the village of Lestershire. In 1916, the village was renamed Johnson City in honor of George F. Johnson, who led the company that was by then known as Endicott Johnson. Much of Johnson City's history is rooted in the prosperity of the Endicott Johnson Corporation, and later in the prosperity brought by IBM in neighboring Endicott. However, the deindustrialization that occurred across the United States impacted Johnson City heavily. The loss of nearly all industry in the span of a couple decades left the economy of Upstate New York, and thus Johnson City, devastated and in recession, explaining in part the village's population decline over time. Over the past decade, new revitalization efforts led by the expansion of United Health Services and Binghamton University have rejuvenated the area tremendously.

In January 2007, a group of residents organized a petition supporting dissolution of the village for tax reasons. The issue was unsuccessfully floated at a November 3, 2009 election; the returns released on November 12, 2009 decided rejection by 42 votes.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Johnson City had a population of 15,343, with 6,699 households and 3,651 families.

The median age was 41.5 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.0% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.3 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 7,726 housing units, of which 13.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%.

Of the 6,699 households, 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 30.7% were married-couple households, 23.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.