Demographics of Johnstown city, New York

Johnstown city, New York had 8,021 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −154 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Johnstown city, in four figures

8,021
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,111 ±21.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −154 people.; 44.0 ±4.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,763 ±$9,398
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 place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Johnstown city, New York's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Johnstown city, New York'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

Johnstown city, New York's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Johnstown city, New York'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	8,175	100.0	100.0
2021	8,150	99.7	100.2
2022	8,093	99.0	100.7
2023	8,109	99.2	101.6
2024	8,020	98.1	102.5
2025	8,021	98.1	103.1

Population of Johnstown city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,175	—
2021	8,150	−25
2022	8,093	−57
2023	8,109	+16
2024	8,020	−89
2025	8,021	+1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±4.8: for men 36.1 ±6.9 and for women 49.5 ±6.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Johnstown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	683 ±175	8.4% ±2.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	883 ±209	10.9% ±2.6	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	829 ±307	10.2% ±3.8	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,847 ±307	22.8% ±3.8	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,129 ±332	26.2% ±4.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,740 ±314	21.5% ±3.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,763 ±$9,398, and income per person $35,150 ±$3,258, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Johnstown city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	728 ±223	18.5% ±5.6	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	841 ±273	21.3% ±6.8	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	822 ±253	20.8% ±6.3	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	554 ±177	14.1% ±4.4	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	739 ±209	18.7% ±5.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	65 to 305	1.7% to 7.7%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 154	0% to 3.9%	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Johnstown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	671 ±228	8.4% ±2.9	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 136	0.7% to 8.8%	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	361 ±176	8.4% ±4.0	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	114 to 360	11.1% ±5.5	13.1% ±0.2	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 Johnstown city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Johnstown city	New York	United States
Housing units	4,306 ±222	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±1.7	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.4% ±3.5	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.3% ±7.2	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.7% ±7.4	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,800 ±$11,254	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$914 ±$43	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1941 ±4	1959 ±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 Johnstown city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	481 ±186	5.9% ±2.3	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,348 ±227	90.6% ±2.8	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 0.8%	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.7%	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	88 to 374	1.1% to 4.6%	3.8% ±0.1	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 Johnstown city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	7,009 ±266	86.4% ±3.3	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	894 ±255	11.0% ±3.1	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 133	0.1% to 1.6%	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	41 to 235	0.5% to 2.9%	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	30 to 214	0.4% to 2.6%	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 44	0% to 0.5%	9.2% ±0.1	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%.

Johnstown city among the places of New York

244th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Johnstown city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Congers CDP	8,275 ±735
Croton-on-Hudson village	8,202 ±22
Baywood CDP	8,176 ±843
Hornell city	8,152 ±45
Mount Ivy CDP	8,121 ±742
Johnstown city	8,111 ±21
Port Jefferson village	8,091 ±38
Garden City Park CDP	7,914 ±765
Lake Carmel CDP	7,854 ±442
Manhasset CDP	7,716 ±884
Baldwinsville village	7,715 ±20

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in New York by median age
No. 68 Places in New York by poverty rate
No. 165 Places in New York by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 181 Places in New York by homeownership rate
No. 236 Places in New York by per capita income
No. 237 Places in New York by median household income

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