2024 population: 743,741 ( 11,681 from 2020)
Land area: 8741.8 square miles
Population density: 85.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	676,358	90.94%	2.8%
Black:	22,024	2.96%	7.2%
Indian:	1,034	0.14%	11.4%
Asian:	15,430	2.07%	16.2%
2+ races:	10,492	1.41%	11.7%
Hispanic:	18,403	2.47%	17.0%

Total non-White:	67,383	9.06%	12.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	27,381	9.1
Deaths:	41,328	13.7
Net Migration:	-5,001	-1.7
Net Immigration:	7,129	2.4

Change in White population:	-19,187	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,506	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
755,422
695,545	92.07%
20,546	2.72%
928	0.12%
13,278	1.76%
9,391	1.24%
15,734	2.08%
59,877	7.93%

2010
776,893
728,004	93.71%
18,126	2.33%
749	0.10%
10,607	1.37%
7,495	0.96%
11,450	1.47%
48,889	6.29%

2000
777,754
743,984	95.66%
14,397	1.85%
750	0.10%
7,431	0.96%
4,360	0.56%
6,463	0.83%
33,770	4.34%

1990
766,466
746,950	97.45%
9,775	1.28%
959	0.13%
5,436	0.71%
n/a
3,346	0.44%
19,516	2.55%

1980
792,659
778,528	98.22%
7,681	0.97%
427	0.05%
2,490	0.31%
n/a
3,261	0.41%
14,131	1.78%

1970
752,862
742,754	98.66%
7,313	0.97%
146	0.02%
852	0.11%
n/a
1,501	0.20%
10,108	1.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
65,665	8.5
78,845	10.1
-22,362	-2.9
11,315	1.5

-32,459	-4.2
10,988	1.4

Number	Rate
2000's
72,557	9.3
76,686	9.9
-8,304	-1.1
6,718	0.9

-15,980	-2.1
15,119	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
85,736	11.2
79,160	10.3
-5,399	-0.7
2,562	0.3

-2,966	-0.4
14,254	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
98,615	12.4
78,365	9.9
-42,784	-5.4
n/a

-31,578	-4.0
5,385	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,389	-0.2
n/a

35,774	4.8
4,023	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

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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
42.8
135,208	18.2%
608,533	81.8%
153,808	20.7%

296,009
2.36

182,634	61.7%
143,115	78.4%
13,738	7.5%
113,375	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
151,859	19.5%
625,034	80.5%
130,538	16.8%

310,114
2.36

198,454	64.0%
155,472	78.3%
15,374	7.7%
111,660	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
76.1
336,710	43.3%
441,044	56.7%
255,328	32.8%

605,434
2.44

409,370	67.6%
333,656	81.5%
27,288	6.7%
196,064	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
180,568	23.6%
585,898	76.4%
119,762	15.6%

286,437
2.56

204,611	71.4%
171,574	83.9%
12,728	6.2%
81,826	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
215,990	27.2%
576,669	72.8%
100,171	12.6%

274,184
2.79

207,430	75.7%
178,031	85.8%
10,825	5.2%
66,754	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,572	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	13,985	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	14,299	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	14,290	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	13,899	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	14,087	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	14,171	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	13,143	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	12,344	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	23,584	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	29,168	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	39,848	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	28,001	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	18,167	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,942	5.7%
$200,000 or more	14,509	4.9%

Median Household Income	59,854
Per Capita Income	32,709

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15,897	5.4%
Public Assistance	9,179	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	45,144	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	307,732	66.5%
Unemployed	15,932	3.4%
In Armed Forces	530	0.1%

Total Labor Force	324,194	70.0%
Not in Labor Force	138,663	30.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	122,921	97,865	55.7%
Non-Profit	13,084	24,536	34.8%
Self-Employed	18,167	8,271	68.7%

Local Government	8,115	11,103	42.2%
State Government	14,843	11,080	57.3%
Federal Government	3,134	2,650	54.2%

Total Private + Self	141,088	106,136	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	39,176	49,369	44.2%
Total	180,264	155,505	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41,667	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	64,932	19.3%
Professional, Technical	80,139	23.8%
Service Occupations	58,924	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,208	0.7%
All others	90,714	27.0%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	55,146	16.4%
Educational services	41,882	12.5%
Manufacturing	41,783	12.4%
Retail trade	40,159	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	24,057	7.2%
Construction	22,560	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	17,080	5.1%
Other services	16,320	4.9%
Public administration	15,912	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	13,860	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,221	2.7%
Finance and insurance	9,191	2.7%
Wholesale trade	7,083	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,606	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,503	1.3%
Information	3,774	1.1%
Utilities	3,185	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,184	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,599	0.8%
Management	271	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,603	0.62%
Puerto Rican	5,109	0.68%
Cuban	786	0.11%
Dominican	800	0.11%

Total Central American	888	0.12%
Costa Rican	106	0.01%
Guatemalan	311	0.04%
Honduran	13	0.00%
Nicaraguan	77	0.01%
Panamanian	167	0.02%
Salvadoran	214	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,117	0.15%
Argentinean	153	0.02%
Bolivian	20	0.00%
Chilean	118	0.02%
Colombian	304	0.04%
Ecuadorian	214	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	194	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	85	0.01%
Other South American	29	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,107	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	5,923	0.79%
Indian	1,902	0.25%
Korean	1,521	0.20%
Filipino	1,262	0.17%
Vietnamese	446	0.06%
Japanese	230	0.03%
Cambodian	140	0.02%
Bangladeshi	121	0.02%
Thai	95	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	675,482	94.8%
German, other Germanic	10,204	1.4%
Spanish	8,863	1.2%
Chinese	4,995	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,179	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,790	0.3%
Other Asian	1,749	0.2%
Other	1,297	0.2%
Korean	1,166	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	223,387	29.9%
Irish	103,245	13.8%
Italian	65,029	8.7%
English	63,741	8.5%
Polish	42,522	5.7%
American	41,240	5.5%
Slovak	14,719	2.0%
French	12,739	1.7%
Scottish	12,276	1.6%
Dutch	10,006	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	8,633	1.2%
Swedish	8,536	1.1%
European	8,518	1.1%
Welsh	8,336	1.1%
Pennsylvania German	8,151	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	733,888	98.3%
Not a citizen	12,632	1.7%

Native	726,421	97.3%
Foreign-born	20,099	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13,045	2.5%	28,581	5.4%	230,119	43.8%	123,760	23.6%	78,493	14.9%	51,512	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13,045	2.5%
9-12 Years	28,581	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	230,119	43.8%
Some College	123,760	23.6%
Bach. Degree	78,493	14.9%
Grad Degree	51,512	9.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	339,985	315,365	24,620	7.2%
1991	345,257	314,712	30,545	8.8%
1992	352,146	319,939	32,207	9.1%
1993	355,358	325,997	29,361	8.3%
1994	356,454	329,183	27,271	7.7%
1995	359,471	334,084	25,387	7.1%
1996	365,300	340,097	25,203	6.9%
1997	367,496	343,536	23,960	6.5%
1998	363,523	342,020	21,503	5.9%
1999	364,025	343,764	20,261	5.6%

2000	365,973	347,163	18,810	5.1%
2001	369,844	347,561	22,283	6.0%
2002	373,421	349,650	23,771	6.4%
2003	369,408	345,997	23,411	6.3%
2004	374,433	351,895	22,538	6.0%
2005	375,363	354,675	20,688	5.5%
2006	375,708	356,957	18,751	5.0%
2007	378,298	359,663	18,635	4.9%
2008	383,124	361,011	22,113	5.8%
2009	380,758	348,773	31,985	8.4%

2010	369,357	337,892	31,465	8.5%
2011	368,502	339,857	28,645	7.8%
2012	368,364	339,933	28,431	7.7%
2013	363,422	336,318	27,104	7.5%
2014	358,490	336,151	22,339	6.2%
2015	357,427	336,705	20,722	5.8%
2016	357,019	336,030	20,989	5.9%
2017	352,346	333,890	18,456	5.2%
2018	350,429	334,366	16,063	4.6%
2019	350,886	334,163	16,723	4.8%

2020	342,344	312,722	29,622	8.7%
2021	342,311	322,146	20,165	5.9%
2022	341,624	325,480	16,144	4.7%
2023	343,658	331,456	12,202	3.6%
2024	338,659	326,070	12,589	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	356,463
Median Value	$159,833

Occupied	296,009	83.0%
Vacant	60,454	17.0%

Owned	218,350	73.8%
Rented	77,659	26.2%
Median Rent	$811

Single-Family Units	271,177	76.1%
Detached	255,908	71.8%
Attached	15,269	4.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	33,430	9.4%
Mobile Homes	29,088	8.2%

Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Johnstown-Altoona, PA Market Area