COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cooperstown vs Johnstown
PLACE A
Cooperstown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Johnstown, New York
Cooperstown is 95% smaller than Johnstown. Johnstown earns more, with a median household income $3,346 higher. Johnstown has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -13%).
COOPERSTOWNJOHNSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population3838,021−95% vs Johnstown
Population density6911,664−973
Population growth-13.3%-6.2%−7.1 pts
Median age48.644.0+4.6
Male48.1%48.6%−0.4 pts
Female51.9%51.4%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.7%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.3%90.6%+5.7 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%5.9%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other2.9%2.8%+0.1 pts
Median household income$60,417$63,763−$3,346
Per capita income$27,282$35,150−$7,868
Poverty rate9.6%8.4%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3270.385−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%21.7%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree1.1%5.1%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%3.1%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation54.7%65.8%−11.1 pts
Median home value$112,900$157,800−$44,900
Median gross rent$942$914+$28
Owner-occupied84.5%60.3%+24.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%8.4%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%39.9%−15.9 pts
Average commute30.519.0+11.5
Worked from home6.5%7.6%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Uninsured4.8%4.1%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025