Evans vs Johnstown

A side-by-side comparison of Evans and Johnstown: population, income, housing, and more.

Evans and Johnstown are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Evans has the higher population (22,265 vs 18,075 in Johnstown). Johnstown has the higher median household income ($130,851 vs $72,926 in Evans). Johnstown has the higher median home value ($493,500 vs $326,300 in Evans).

Population, income & housing

	Evans	Johnstown
Population	22,265	18,075
Median age	29.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,926	$130,851
Median home value	$326,300	$493,500
Median gross rent	$1,497	$1,767
Housing units	7,211	6,647
Homeownership rate	69.7%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Evans	Johnstown
Population	20,533 → 22,265 (+8.4%)	14,910 → 18,075 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$59,527 → $72,926 (+22.5%)	$100,025 → $130,851 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$223,500 → $326,300 (+46.0%)	$336,100 → $493,500 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,223 → $1,497 (+22.4%)	$1,589 → $1,767 (+11.2%)

Evans

Population

20,53322,265

Median household income

$59,527$72,926

Median home value

$223,500$326,300

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,497

Johnstown

Population

14,91018,075

Median household income

$100,025$130,851

Median home value

$336,100$493,500

Median gross rent

$1,589$1,767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Evans	Johnstown
Under 5	7.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	22.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	13.3%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	14.6%
55 to 64	7.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.0%
75 and over	3.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Evans	Johnstown
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	74.7%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	48.2%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Evans	Johnstown
No high school diploma	18.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Evans	Johnstown
Drove alone	79.8%	74.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.4%	15.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Evans	Johnstown
1-unit, detached	64.2%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	8.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Evans	Johnstown
Poverty rate	14.2%	2.2%
Average household size	3.21	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	2002	2007