Johnstown is a city of 5,286 people in Ohio. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,846 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 28% more than in Ohio as a whole. The median age is 35.6, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,713, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 108%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Johnstown
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$128,884 → $347,900(+170%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$52,057 → $91,713(+76%)US over the same years: +14%
White share99.7% → 91.3%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Johnstown's population equals 2.9% of Licking County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.7%(79)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(30)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.8%(109)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 249 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Johnstown, decade by decade
Johnstown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,198
$52,057
$128,884
10.5%
0.7
2000
3,440
$79,517
$167,592
15.2%
4.2
2010
4,632
$85,884
$218,087
18.9%
10.3
2020
5,182
$89,910
$228,712
28.3%
25.0
2024
5,286
$91,713
$347,900
33.8%
20.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
