Demographics of Johnston town, Rhode Island

Johnston town, Rhode Island had 30,494 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +906 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Johnston town, in four figures

30,494
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,835 ±27.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +906 people.; 44.5 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,866 ±$6,226
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Johnston town, Rhode Island's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Johnston town, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Johnston town, Rhode Island's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Johnston town, Rhode Island's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,588	100.0	100.0
2021	29,584	100.0	100.2
2022	29,737	100.5	100.7
2023	29,947	101.2	101.6
2024	30,362	102.6	102.5
2025	30,494	103.1	103.1

Population of Johnston town, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,588	—
2021	29,584	−4
2022	29,737	+153
2023	29,947	+210
2024	30,362	+415
2025	30,494	+132

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.5 ±2.5: for men 44.9 ±3.3 and for women 44.4 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Johnston town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	1,727 ±488	5.8% ±1.6	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,484 ±536	11.7% ±1.8	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,206 ±458	7.4% ±1.5	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,682 ±840	25.7% ±2.8	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,156 ±777	27.3% ±2.6	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,580 ±779	22.1% ±2.6	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,866 ±$6,226, and income per person $47,376 ±$5,065, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Johnston town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	1,380 ±301	11.8% ±2.5	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,255 ±306	10.7% ±2.6	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,973 ±492	16.9% ±4.1	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,773 ±421	15.2% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,501 ±530	21.4% ±4.4	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,508 ±328	12.9% ±2.7	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,285 ±292	11.0% ±2.4	13.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Johnston town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	2,319 ±661	7.9% ±2.2	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	129 to 841	2.6% to 16.1%	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,092 ±323	7.1% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	742 ±212	8.4% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Johnston town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Johnston town	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	12,328 ±641	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±6.9	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.9% ±3.4	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.1% ±2.8	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$355,500 ±$13,147	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,275 ±$132	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±4	1962 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Johnston town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,142 ±1,055	13.9% ±3.5	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,337 ±1,261	74.9% ±4.2	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	599 to 2,051	2.0% to 6.9%	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	166 to 588	0.6% to 2.0%	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	47 to 313	0.2% to 1.0%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,474 ±689	4.9% ±2.3	4.9% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Johnston town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	21,003 ±1,045	70.4% ±3.5	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,092 ±895	17.1% ±3.0	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	384 to 1,176	1.3% to 3.9%	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,960 ±664	9.9% ±2.2	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,188 ±538	7.3% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	772 ±376	2.6% ±1.3	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Johnston town among the places and towns of Rhode Island

12th of 44 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Places of Rhode Island near Johnston town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cumberland town	36,820 ±66
Coventry town	35,907 ±24
North Providence town	34,293 ±30
South Kingstown town	32,073 ±23
West Warwick town	31,173 ±26
Johnston town	29,835 ±27
North Kingstown town	27,859 ±28
Newport city	24,874 ±26
Westerly town	23,333 ±47
Lincoln town	22,864 ±45
Central Falls city	22,701 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Johnston town, Rhode Island

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026