Johnston, Iowa Demographics

Johnston is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home median value

Johnston is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per household

Johnston is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in People per household

Johnston is 3rd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

Johnston is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Johnston is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Johnston is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Asian

Johnston is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Johnston is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home ownership rate

Johnston is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Foreign born residents

Size Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	18,728	24th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	17.2	19th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,007	67th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	7.2%	31st	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.9%	5th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	9.9%	72nd	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	97.0%	4th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	51.4%	6th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	91.0%	52nd	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.2%	31st	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1%	75th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.6%	6th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	80th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	47th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	63rd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.6%	47th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.0%	57th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.2%	16th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	6,618	25th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.0%	75th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	5,843	25th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.3%	7th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$237,600	1st	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.8	2nd	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$39,371	3rd	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$93,042	2nd	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	5.3%	70th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Johnston	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,387	28th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$218,715	30th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,325	53rd	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$32,708	25th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732