COMPARING TWO PLACES
Johnstown vs Sunbury
PLACE A
Johnstown, New York
VS
PLACE B
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is 16% smaller than Sunbury. Johnstown earns more, with a median household income $12,735 higher.
JOHNSTOWNSUNBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population8,0219,495−16% vs Sunbury
Population density1,6644,731−3,067
Population growth-6.2%-1.9%−4.3 pts
Median age44.045.1−1.1
Male48.6%48.9%−0.3 pts
Female51.4%51.1%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.7%2.1%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%81.8%+8.8 pts
Black0.3%3.3%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%11.0%−5.1 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other2.8%3.8%−1.0 pts
Median household income$63,763$51,028+$12,735
Per capita income$35,150$30,390+$4,760
Poverty rate8.4%18.7%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.454−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%11.6%+10.1 pts
Graduate degree5.1%2.7%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%4.8%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation65.8%59.6%+6.2 pts
Median home value$157,800$107,200+$50,600
Median gross rent$914$738+$176
Owner-occupied60.3%56.8%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%11.9%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%41.0%−1.1 pts
Average commute19.023.2−4.2
Worked from home7.6%8.5%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.1%6.4%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025