Johnstown, NY Housing Market & City Data

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8,230
Population Estimate
$96,019
Median Home Value
96.0%
Employment Rate
26.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$136
Median Listing Price$246,000
Median Days on Market70
Active Listings40
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)69
Avg Listing Price$269,956
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.92
Family Dual Income55.8
Median Household Income$50,465
Median Individual Income$26,641
Home Ownership61.2%
Home Value$96,019
Median Rent$818
Rent Burden25.9%
Poverty12.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.4%
  • Highschool Education29.8%
  • Some College34.5%
  • Bachelors Degree15.2%
  • Graduate Degree11.1%
  • Total College or Above26.3%
  • Stem Degree36.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.3%
  • Female51.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married47.7%
  • Divorced15.5%
  • Never Married30.5%
  • Widowed6.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityJohnstown
State IDNY
Population8,230

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.6%
19–2913.1%
30–3915.2%
40–4910.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.8%
60–6912.5%
70–796.4%
80+5.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.9%
Unemployment Rate4.0%
Disabled16.1%

ETHNICITY

White91.1%
Black4.6%
Asian0.5%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.6%
Multiple2.3%

OTHER

Hispanic3.8%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured5.1%
Veteran6.0%

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