Johnstonville vs Westwood

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

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

Johnstonville has the higher population (967 vs 769 in Westwood). Johnstonville has the higher median home value ($278,900 vs $176,500 in Westwood). Since 2019, Johnstonville's population has grown faster (-14.6% vs -53.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Johnstonville	Westwood
Population	967	769
Median age	41.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$98,188	—
Median home value	$278,900	$176,500
Median gross rent	$1,335	$901
Housing units	341	836
Homeownership rate	87.8%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnstonville	Westwood
Population	1,132 → 967 (-14.6%)	1,645 → 769 (-53.3%)
Median household income	$75,781 → $98,188 (+29.6%)	$41,636 → $34,960 (-16.0%)
Median home value	$216,700 → $278,900 (+28.7%)	$118,000 → $176,500 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,119 → $1,335 (+19.3%)	$908 → $901 (-0.8%)

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

Westwood

Population

1,645769

Median household income

$41,636$34,960

Median home value

$118,000$176,500

Median gross rent

$908$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnstonville	Westwood
Under 5	2.8%	14.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	8.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.9%	9.4%
35 to 44	14.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	21.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	19.2%
75 and over	10.0%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnstonville	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	13.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnstonville	Westwood
No high school diploma	3.4%	22.2%
High school graduate	35.8%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnstonville	Westwood
Drove alone	81.5%	67.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	15.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnstonville	Westwood
1-unit, detached	78.3%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Johnstonville	Westwood
Poverty rate	2.7%	22.6%
Average household size	3.03	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1978	1945