Frederick vs Johnstown

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

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

Johnstown has the higher population (18,075 vs 15,893 in Frederick). Frederick has the higher median household income ($135,316 vs $130,851 in Johnstown). Frederick has the higher median home value ($529,800 vs $493,500 in Johnstown).

Population, income & housing

	Frederick	Johnstown
Population	15,893	18,075
Median age	37.1 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$135,316	$130,851
Median home value	$529,800	$493,500
Median gross rent	$2,252	$1,767
Housing units	5,584	6,647
Homeownership rate	95.8%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frederick	Johnstown
Population	12,767 → 15,893 (+24.5%)	14,910 → 18,075 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$105,827 → $135,316 (+27.9%)	$100,025 → $130,851 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$363,200 → $529,800 (+45.9%)	$336,100 → $493,500 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,480 → $2,252 (+52.2%)	$1,589 → $1,767 (+11.2%)

Frederick

Population

12,76715,893

Median household income

$105,827$135,316

Median home value

$363,200$529,800

Median gross rent

$1,480$2,252

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)

	Frederick	Johnstown
Under 5	6.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	15.6%
35 to 44	18.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	15.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.0%
75 and over	3.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frederick	Johnstown
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	74.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frederick	Johnstown
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	24.9%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frederick	Johnstown
Drove alone	72.9%	74.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	17.5%	15.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frederick	Johnstown
1-unit, detached	96.3%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Frederick	Johnstown
Poverty rate	3.0%	2.2%
Average household size	2.91	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	2007	2007