Johnson vs Ortonville

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

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

Ortonville has the higher population (1,968 vs 20 in Johnson). Ortonville has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $103,100 in Johnson). Since 2019, Johnson's population has grown faster (+66.7% vs -0.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson	Ortonville
Population	20	1,968
Median age	58.1 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,021
Median home value	$103,100	$117,500
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	21	1,051
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson	Ortonville
Population	12 → 20 (+66.7%)	1,984 → 1,968 (-0.8%)
Median household income	—	$48,906 → $53,021 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$109,700 → $103,100 (-6.0%)	$88,100 → $117,500 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$570 → $733 (+28.6%)

Johnson

Population

1220

Median home value

$109,700$103,100

Ortonville

Population

1,9841,968

Median household income

$48,906$53,021

Median home value

$88,100$117,500

Median gross rent

$570$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson	Ortonville
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	20.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	25.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	40.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	15.0%	13.0%
75 and over	0.0%	16.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson	Ortonville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson	Ortonville
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	81.3%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson	Ortonville
Drove alone	100.0%	75.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	3.2%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson	Ortonville
1-unit, detached	76.2%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Johnson	Ortonville
Poverty rate	20.0%	10.9%
Average household size	1.43	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	1938	1952