COMPARING TWO PLACES
Windber vs Johnstown
PLACE A
Windber, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Johnstown, New York
Windber is 53% smaller than Johnstown. Johnstown earns more, with a median household income $11,325 higher.
WINDBERJOHNSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population3,7808,021−53% vs Johnstown
Population density1,9211,664+257
Population growth-4.8%-6.2%+1.4 pts
Median age41.244.0−2.8
Male50.5%48.6%+2.0 pts
Female49.5%51.4%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.7%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%90.6%+6.4 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%5.9%−3.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.8%2.8%−2.0 pts
Median household income$52,438$63,763−$11,325
Per capita income$29,227$35,150−$5,923
Poverty rate13.9%8.4%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.385+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%21.7%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree7.9%5.1%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%3.1%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation64.4%65.8%−1.4 pts
Median home value$99,000$157,800−$58,800
Median gross rent$750$914−$164
Owner-occupied70.3%60.3%+10.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%8.4%+7.6 pts
Rent-burdened households40.2%39.9%+0.2 pts
Average commute19.119.0+0.1
Worked from home8.0%7.6%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured2.2%4.1%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025