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Johnson, Arkansas, in Washington county, is 4 miles N of Fayetteville, Arkansas (center to center) and 102 miles E of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The city is included in the Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 2,319 people lived in Johnson.
In Johnson, about 61% of adults are married. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Johnson without hitting a preschooler.
In 2000, Johnson had a median family income of $51,618. Many people in Johnson make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Johnson doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Arkansas. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Johnson.)
Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from Johnson.
An estimated 61% of living spaces in Johnson are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the city is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Johnson as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Johnson, 96% of commuters drive to work. You might spend less time in the car if you live in the city; people report shorter commutes than most.
Johnson strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Arkansas):
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| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 1% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 2% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 3% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 6% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 6% | |
| Short Commute Times (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State) | Top 16% | |
Comparing Johnson to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Arkansas (State):
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