Johannesburg vs Randsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Johannesburg and Randsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Johannesburg and Randsburg are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Randsburg has the higher population (102 vs 77 in Johannesburg). Since 2019, Randsburg's population has grown faster (-18.4% vs -35.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
Population	77	102
Median age	50.1 yrs	70.9 yrs
Median home value	—	$9,999
Housing units	59	91
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
Population	119 → 77 (-35.3%)	125 → 102 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$2,499 → $2,499 (+0.0%)	$20,865 → $24,537 (+17.6%)
Median home value	—	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)

Johannesburg

Population

11977

Median household income

$2,499$2,499

Randsburg

Population

125102

Median household income

$20,865$24,537

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	48.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	20.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	20.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	70.6%
75 and over	0.0%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	100.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
No high school diploma	41.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	79.4%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	11.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
Drove alone	60.0%	34.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.0%	65.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Johannesburg	Randsburg
Poverty rate	23.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.96	1.96
Median year structure built	1969	1938