COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boswell vs Johnstown
PLACE A
Boswell, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Johnstown, New York
Boswell is 85% smaller than Johnstown. Johnstown earns more, with a median household income $11,263 higher.
BOSWELLJOHNSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1978,021−85% vs Johnstown
Population density1,6201,664−44
Population growth-4.2%-6.2%+2.0 pts
Median age44.044.0Even
Male50.9%48.6%+2.3 pts
Female49.1%51.4%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.7%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%90.6%+6.9 pts
Black0.2%0.3%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%5.9%−5.8 pts
Asian1.0%0.3%+0.7 pts
Other1.2%2.8%−1.6 pts
Median household income$52,500$63,763−$11,263
Per capita income$31,650$35,150−$3,500
Poverty rate13.7%8.4%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.385Even
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%21.7%−9.5 pts
Graduate degree4.3%5.1%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%3.1%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation59.7%65.8%−6.1 pts
Median home value$82,800$157,800−$75,000
Median gross rent$550$914−$364
Owner-occupied73.6%60.3%+13.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%8.4%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households23.2%39.9%−16.7 pts
Average commute20.419.0+1.5
Worked from home7.2%7.6%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.0%4.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025