Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Johnstown earns an A, 75th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Its public schools beat 87% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation, the median household earns $92K, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 79% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. Johnstown has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Monroe Township Hall-Opera House and Johnstown Jail. 14% of residents are 65 or older in Johnstown, below both the Ohio town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where Johnstown beats most towns.
4,632 counted in 2010 and 5,182 in 2020; an estimated 5,476 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.1% since 2020, after 11.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Johnstown is from typical.
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Census counts: 217 in 1830, 5,182 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Johnstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
23 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
20 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
37 mi LandmarkHarding TombOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Johnstown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Johnstown.
Johnstown has less food insecurity than most of Ohio, sees little violent crime and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
The typical Johnstown home is worth about $449,000, up 6.1% in a year, 82% above the Ohio typical home. 62% of Johnstown households own their home.
| Johnstown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $886 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Johnstown is 5.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Johnstown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.2 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 9% of its 3,787 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
Johnstown beats the Ohio average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Johnstown.
| Johnstown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Johnstown | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Johnstown since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Johnstown has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 1,508 in 2013 to 1,981.
Most working residents leave Johnstown for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Johnstown has added 473 jobs, to 1,981 in 2023. The top destinations are Columbus (32%), New Albany (6%) and Westerville (4%).
| Johnstown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 14% of residents (18% statewide). Johnstown’s median age is 35.6 years. Johnstown has grown 5.1% since 2020, to 5,476 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Johnstown | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Johnstown | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meadowview Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of Johnstown
About 5 of every 100 Johnstown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
2 places in Johnstown on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Johnstown.
City in Ohio, United States
Johnstown is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,182 at the 2020 census and was estimated to be 5,310 in 2023. The city is most notable for the finding of a nearly complete mastodon skeleton under the city.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Johnstown grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #75 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
That is 5.5 years of the area's median household income ($81,945 across the Columbus, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including John M. Ashbrook and William A. Ashbrook.
