Johnstown town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,806 ( 292 from 2010 )
Land area: 70.4 square miles
Population density: 96.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,275	92.20%	2.8%
Black:	247	3.63%	26.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.07%	86.8%
2+ races:	86	1.26%	24.6%
Hispanic:	193	2.84%	3.2%

Total non-White:	531	7.80%	17.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-180	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-112	-1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,098
6,455	90.94%
338	4.76%
7	0.10%
38	0.54%
69	0.97%
187	2.63%
643	9.06%

2000
7,170
6,491	90.53%
382	5.33%
0	0.00%
41	0.57%
4	0.06%
243	3.39%
679	9.47%

1990
6,418
6,277	97.80%
63	0.98%
38	0.59%
26	0.41%
n/a
14	0.22%
141	2.20%

1980
6,719
6,659	99.11%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
60	0.89%
60	0.89%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-36	-0.5
-36	-0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

214	3.3
538	8.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-382	-5.7
81	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnstown town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.4
1,518	22.3%
5,288	77.7%
1,371	20.1%

2,526
2.47

1,842	72.9%
1,452	78.8%
153	8.3%
684	27.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
1,259	17.7%
5,839	82.3%
1,235	17.4%

2,596
2.49

1,836	70.7%
1,475	80.3%
84	4.6%
760	29.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
1,487	20.7%
5,683	79.3%
1,184	16.5%

2,461
2.58

1,866	75.8%
1,592	85.3%
92	4.9%
595	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.2
1,507	23.5%
4,911	76.5%
1,007	15.7%

2,234
2.76

1,745	78.1%
1,591	91.2%
8	0.5%
489	21.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
2,033	30.3%
4,686	69.7%
907	13.5%

2,122
3.09

1,783	84.0%
1,590	89.2%
69	3.9%
339	16.0%

2022 Housing Data for Johnstown town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	42	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	65	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	36	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	117	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	25	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	182	7.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	64	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	184	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	159	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	584	23.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	388	15.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	231	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	293	11.6%
$200,000 or more	81	3.2%

Median Household Income	92,529
Per Capita Income	35,014

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	143	5.7%
Public Assistance	34	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	130	5.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,873	71.5%
Unemployed	46	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,919	72.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,099	27.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,088	653	62.5%
Non-Profit	111	254	30.4%
Self-Employed	264	100	72.5%

Local Government	272	279	49.4%
State Government	39	192	16.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,352	753	64.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	422	725	36.8%
Total	1,774	1,478	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	24.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	356	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	572	17.5%
Professional, Technical	676	20.7%
Service Occupations	490	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	0.5%
All others	1,171	35.9%

White Collar		49.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	633	19.4%
Educational services	551	16.9%
Retail trade	453	13.9%
Construction	353	10.8%
Wholesale trade	208	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	203	6.2%
Manufacturing	192	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	129	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	86	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	72	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	71	2.2%
Finance and insurance	61	1.9%
Other services	54	1.7%
Utilities	51	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	49	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	1.1%
Information	31	0.9%
Public administration	19	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	117	1.72%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	13	0.19%

Total Central American	12	0.18%
Costa Rican	5	0.07%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	7	0.10%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	12	0.18%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	12	0.18%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	39	0.57%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	5	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,483	98.6%
Spanish	72	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,403	20.6%
Italian	901	13.2%
American	874	12.8%
English	754	11.1%
Irish	726	10.7%
Dutch	675	9.9%
French	298	4.4%
Polish	225	3.3%
European	115	1.7%
French Canadian	88	1.3%
Swedish	64	0.9%
Slovak	63	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	36	0.5%
Eastern European	29	0.4%
Welsh	29	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,702	98.5%
Not a citizen	104	1.5%

Native	6,656	97.8%
Foreign-born	150	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
172	3.4%	447	8.9%	1,380	27.6%	1,972	39.5%	548	11.0%	477	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	172	3.4%
9-12 Years	447	8.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,380	27.6%
Some College	1,972	39.5%
Bach. Degree	548	11.0%
Grad Degree	477	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +368	R +206	R + 0.0%
D +162
2020 vs. 2012	R +697	R +816	R + 22.3%
D -119
2020 vs. 2008	R +604	R +860	R + 25.2%
D -256

2016 vs. 2008	R +236	R +654	R + 25.1%
D -418
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,240	68.1%	Joe Biden (D)	990	30.1%	61	1.9%	3,291	30	21	0.04%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	1,872	64.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	828	28.7%	185	6.4%	2,885	28	19	0.04%
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,543	57.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,109	41.0%	51	1.9%	2,703	22	10	0.04%
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	1,636	55.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,246	42.4%	54	1.8%	2,936	20	10	0.04%
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,755	59.4%	John Kerry (D)	1,145	38.8%	54	1.8%	2,954	19	9	0.04%
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	1,551	54.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,170	41.0%	132	4.6%	2,853	19	6	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Johnstown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

990

30.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,240

68.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,291

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Johnstown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

828

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,872

64.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

120

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,885

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Johnstown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,109

41.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,543

57.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,703

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Johnstown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,246

42.4%

John McCain (R)

1,636

55.7%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,936

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Johnstown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,755

59.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,145

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,954

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Johnstown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,551

54.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,170

41.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,853

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Johnstown town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	42%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,413	60.9%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	907	39.1%	0	0.0%	2,320	28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	43%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,778	75.2%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	460	19.5%	125 [+]	5.3%	2,363	39	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 78 (3.3%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 31 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.7%);
2016	S3	48%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,363	50.5%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,285	47.6%	53 [+]	2.0%	2,701	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Alex Merced (Libertarian) 26 (1.0%); Robin Wilson (Green) 26 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	33%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,336	70.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	468	24.6%	96 [+]	5.1%	1,900	30	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 80 (4.2%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 13 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,812
Median Value	$164,800

Occupied	2,526	89.8%
Vacant	286	10.2%

Owned	2,385	94.4%
Rented	141	5.6%
Median Rent	$1,338

Single-Family Units	2,571	91.4%
Detached	2,548	90.6%
Attached	23	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12	0.4%
Mobile Homes	215	7.6%

Johnstown town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnstown town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Johnstown town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Johnstown town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Johnstown town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Johnstown town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Johnstown town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Johnstown town, NY