COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roots vs Johnstown
PLACE A
Roots, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Johnstown, New York
Roots is 96% smaller than Johnstown. Roots earns more, with a median household income $44,422 higher.
ROOTSJOHNSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2878,021−96% vs Johnstown
Population density2,7861,664+1,122
Population growth–-6.2%–
Median age35.344.0−8.7
Male53.0%48.6%+4.4 pts
Female47.0%51.4%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%90.6%+9.4 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Median household income$108,185$63,763+$44,422
Per capita income$28,196$35,150−$6,954
Poverty rate0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2820.385−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.8%3.1%+9.7 pts
Labor force participation57.0%65.8%−8.8 pts
Median home value$180,200$157,800+$22,400
Median gross rent–$914–
Owner-occupied100.0%60.3%+39.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households–39.9%–
Average commute–19.0–
Worked from home0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024