Johnston city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 23,856 ( 6,578 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.4 square miles
Population density: 1230.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	18,513	77.60%	19.5%
Black:	2,491	10.44%	573.2%
Indian:	16	0.07%	128.6%
Asian:	1,391	5.83%	73.7%
2+ races:	709	2.97%	205.6%
Hispanic:	736	3.09%	110.3%

Total non-White:	5,343	22.40%	198.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3,026	21.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,552	24.9

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
17,278
15,487	89.63%
370	2.14%
7	0.04%
801	4.64%
232	1.34%
350	2.03%
1,791	10.37%

2000
8,825
8,408	95.27%
90	1.02%
0	0.00%
247	2.80%
39	0.44%
41	0.46%
417	4.73%

1990
4,702
4,596	97.75%
0	0.00%
23	0.49%
22	0.47%
n/a
61	1.30%
106	2.25%

1980
2,617
2,546	97.29%
26	0.99%
3	0.11%
12	0.46%
n/a
30	1.15%
71	2.71%

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

7,079	80.2
1,374	15.6

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

3,812	81.1
311	6.6

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

2,050	78.3
35	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnston city, IA

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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
37.0
7,170	30.1%
16,686	69.9%
3,664	15.4%

9,256
2.55

6,339	68.5%
5,203	82.1%
780	12.3%
2,917	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
5,168	29.9%
12,110	70.1%
1,712	9.9%

6,369
2.67

4,720	74.1%
4,103	86.9%
315	6.7%
1,649	25.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
2,622	29.7%
6,203	70.3%
974	11.0%

3,295
2.60

2,393	72.6%
2,123	88.7%
153	6.4%
902	27.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
1,232	26.2%
3,470	73.8%
566	12.0%

1,823
2.46

1,280	70.2%
1,186	92.7%
33	2.6%
543	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
815	31.1%
1,802	68.9%
129	4.9%

832
3.05

748	89.9%
670	89.6%
44	5.9%
84	10.1%

2022 Housing Data for Johnston city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	144	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	234	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	188	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	93	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	301	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	244	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	224	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	477	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	430	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	467	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	689	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,196	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	663	7.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	865	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,063	11.5%
$200,000 or more	1,978	21.4%

Median Household Income	98,324
Per Capita Income	53,197

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	240	2.6%
Public Assistance	48	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	572	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,297	84.9%
Unemployed	236	1.8%
In Armed Forces	204	1.5%

Total Labor Force	11,737	88.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,568	11.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,327	3,460	55.6%
Non-Profit	493	922	34.8%
Self-Employed	679	662	50.6%

Local Government	383	528	42.0%
State Government	105	219	32.4%
Federal Government	262	204	56.2%

Total Private + Self	5,006	4,122	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,243	1,873	39.9%
Total	6,249	5,995	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,977	24.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,140	17.5%
Professional, Technical	4,315	35.2%
Service Occupations	1,405	11.5%
All others	1,407	11.5%

White Collar		77.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	2,059	16.8%
Health care and social assistance	1,852	15.1%
Educational services	1,500	12.3%
Manufacturing	1,078	8.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,012	8.3%
Retail trade	707	5.8%
Public administration	514	4.2%
Construction	436	3.6%
Other services	431	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	401	3.3%
Wholesale trade	375	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	356	2.9%
Accommodation and food services	340	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	287	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	282	2.3%
Information	250	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	245	2.0%
Utilities	119	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	582	2.44%
Puerto Rican	37	0.16%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	16	0.07%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.03%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	8	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	82	0.34%
Argentinean	72	0.30%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	10	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	19	0.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	814	3.41%
Chinese	370	1.55%
Korean	31	0.13%
Laotian	26	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,462	88.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	460	2.1%
Other	447	2.0%
Other Asian	429	1.9%
Chinese	392	1.8%
Spanish	315	1.4%
Other Indo-European	291	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	158	0.7%
Korean	62	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,225	26.1%
Irish	3,131	13.1%
English	2,268	9.5%
Norwegian	1,594	6.7%
Liberian	1,224	5.1%
Italian	725	3.0%
American	721	3.0%
European	570	2.4%
Swedish	497	2.1%
Scottish	414	1.7%
French	393	1.6%
Dutch	387	1.6%
Polish	359	1.5%
Danish	324	1.4%
Yugoslavian	274	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,828	95.7%
Not a citizen	1,028	4.3%

Native	21,824	91.5%
Foreign-born	2,032	8.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
81	0.5%	433	2.8%	2,503	16.4%	3,927	25.8%	5,180	34.0%	3,101	20.4%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	81	0.5%
9-12 Years	433	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,503	16.4%
Some College	3,927	25.8%
Bach. Degree	5,180	34.0%
Grad Degree	3,101	20.4%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +595	D +1,271	D + 9.7%
D +1,866
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	7,276	53.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,091	44.6%	277	2.0%	13,644	-8	-2	0.81%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	5,496	46.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,410	45.7%	924	7.8%	11,830	-5	1	0.76%

2020 President, Johnston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

7,276

53.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,091

44.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

184

1.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

13,644

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Johnston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,410

45.7%

Donald Trump (R)

5,496

46.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

558

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

304

2.6%

TOTAL

11,830

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Johnston city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	76%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	6,879	50.8%	Joni Ernst* (R)	6,371	47.1%	285 [+]	2.1%	13,535	-5	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 200 (1.5%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 79 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
2018	G	66%	Fred Hubbell (D)	5,505	49.9%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	5,362	48.6%	161 [+]	1.5%	11,028	-2	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 141 (1.3%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 19 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	S3	75%	Charles Grassley* (R)	7,107	60.6%	Patty Judge (D)	4,229	36.1%	387 [+]	3.3%	11,723	1	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 282 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 105 (0.9%);
2014	S2	60%	Joni Ernst (R)	5,002	57.4%	Bruce Braley (D)	3,468	39.8%	237 [+]	2.7%	8,707	5	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 116 (1.3%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 58 (0.7%); Bob Quast (I) 33 (0.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 19 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.1%);
2014	G	60%	Terry Branstad* (R)	5,462	62.8%	Jack Hatch (D)	2,897	33.3%	339 [+]	3.9%	8,698	4	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 174 (2.0%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 92 (1.1%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 54 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 19 (0.2%);

*: 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	9,583
Median Value	$332,000

Occupied	9,256	96.6%
Vacant	327	3.4%

Owned	6,578	71.1%
Rented	2,678	28.9%
Median Rent	$1,225

Single-Family Units	6,990	72.9%
Detached	5,687	59.3%
Attached	1,303	13.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,488	26.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Johnston city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnston city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Johnston city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Johnston city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Johnston city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Johnston city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Johnston city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Johnston city, IA