Johnstonville vs Susanville

A side-by-side comparison of Johnstonville and Susanville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Susanville has the higher population (14,992 vs 967 in Johnstonville). Johnstonville has the higher median household income ($98,188 vs $57,607 in Susanville). Johnstonville has the higher median home value ($278,900 vs $234,000 in Susanville).

Population, income & housing

	Johnstonville	Susanville
Population	967	14,992
Median age	41.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,188	$57,607
Median home value	$278,900	$234,000
Median gross rent	$1,335	$905
Housing units	341	4,349
Homeownership rate	87.8%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnstonville	Susanville
Population	1,132 → 967 (-14.6%)	15,064 → 14,992 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$75,781 → $98,188 (+29.6%)	$52,488 → $57,607 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$216,700 → $278,900 (+28.7%)	$183,700 → $234,000 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,119 → $1,335 (+19.3%)	$971 → $905 (-6.8%)

Johnstonville

Population

1,132967

Median household income

$75,781$98,188

Median home value

$216,700$278,900

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,335

Susanville

Population

15,06414,992

Median household income

$52,488$57,607

Median home value

$183,700$234,000

Median gross rent

$971$905

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnstonville	Susanville
Under 5	2.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.9%	24.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	18.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	7.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	7.3%
75 and over	10.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnstonville	Susanville
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	51.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	1.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	1.6%
Some other race	2.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	29.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnstonville	Susanville
No high school diploma	3.4%	28.6%
High school graduate	35.8%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnstonville	Susanville
Drove alone	81.5%	79.6%
Carpooled	5.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.3%	3.9%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnstonville	Susanville
1-unit, detached	78.3%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Johnstonville	Susanville
Poverty rate	2.7%	16.9%
Average household size	3.03	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1978	1974