COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ferndale vs Johnstown
PLACE A
Ferndale, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Johnstown, New York
Ferndale is 81% smaller than Johnstown. Johnstown earns more, with a median household income $7,138 higher.
FERNDALEJOHNSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4858,021−81% vs Johnstown
Population density3,8081,664+2,144
Population growth-5.4%-6.2%+0.7 pts
Median age43.844.0−0.2
Male50.5%48.6%+1.9 pts
Female49.5%51.4%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%90.6%−0.7 pts
Black4.6%0.3%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other5.5%2.8%+2.7 pts
Median household income$56,625$63,763−$7,138
Per capita income$30,677$35,150−$4,473
Poverty rate14.9%8.4%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.385−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%21.7%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree7.3%5.1%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%3.1%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation67.1%65.8%+1.3 pts
Median home value$83,300$157,800−$74,500
Median gross rent$845$914−$69
Owner-occupied67.5%60.3%+7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%8.4%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households36.7%39.9%−3.2 pts
Average commute20.319.0+1.3
Worked from home10.4%7.6%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.4%4.1%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025