Johnson vs Patoka

A side-by-side comparison of Johnson and Patoka: population, income, housing, and more.

Johnson and Patoka are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patoka has the higher population (887 vs 337 in Johnson). Since 2019, Johnson's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -26.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson	Patoka
Population	337	887
Median age	57.3 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$61,136
Median home value	—	$92,300
Median gross rent	—	$886
Housing units	141	403
Homeownership rate	89.4%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson	Patoka
Population	337 → 337 (+0.0%)	1,210 → 887 (-26.7%)
Median household income	—	$40,068 → $61,136 (+52.6%)
Median home value	—	$45,500 → $92,300 (+102.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $886 (+26.6%)

Johnson

Population

337337

Patoka

Population

1,210887

Median household income

$40,068$61,136

Median home value

$45,500$92,300

Median gross rent

$700$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson	Patoka
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	11.9%	23.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	5.0%	16.5%
35 to 44	5.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	24.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	50.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	3.0%	4.4%
75 and over	0.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson	Patoka
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	2.4%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson	Patoka
No high school diploma	21.9%	15.4%
High school graduate	19.2%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	51.5%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson	Patoka
Drove alone	91.2%	83.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson	Patoka
1-unit, detached	41.1%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	53.9%	28.5%

Poverty & households

	Johnson	Patoka
Poverty rate	2.7%	19.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	2008	1971