COMPARING TWO PLACES
Franklin vs Johnstown
PLACE A
Franklin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Johnstown, New York
Franklin is 97% smaller than Johnstown. Johnstown earns more, with a median household income $21,784 higher. Johnstown has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -14%).
FRANKLINJOHNSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2638,021−97% vs Johnstown
Population density4411,664−1,224
Population growth-13.9%-6.2%−7.8 pts
Median age37.244.0−6.8
Male59.6%48.6%+11.0 pts
Female40.4%51.4%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born3.4%1.7%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.6%90.6%−14.0 pts
Black0.4%0.3%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%5.9%+10.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other6.4%2.8%+3.6 pts
Median household income$41,979$63,763−$21,784
Per capita income$26,686$35,150−$8,464
Poverty rate35.6%8.4%+27.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.385+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%21.7%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree2.1%5.1%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%3.1%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation68.5%65.8%+2.7 pts
Median home value$45,500$157,800−$112,300
Median gross rent$960$914+$46
Owner-occupied69.3%60.3%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%8.4%+19.5 pts
Rent-burdened households76.2%39.9%+36.2 pts
Average commute17.419.0−1.6
Worked from home7.7%7.6%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured6.4%4.1%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025