Broadalbin vs Johnstown

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

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

Johnstown has the higher population (8,153 vs 1,800 in Broadalbin). Broadalbin has the higher median household income ($92,037 vs $62,333 in Johnstown). Broadalbin has the higher median home value ($164,700 vs $147,000 in Johnstown).

Population, income & housing

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
Population	1,800	8,153
Median age	36.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,037	$62,333
Median home value	$164,700	$147,000
Median gross rent	$896	$861
Housing units	786	4,409
Homeownership rate	81.4%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
Population	1,397 → 1,800 (+28.8%)	8,277 → 8,153 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$60,093 → $92,037 (+53.2%)	$50,465 → $62,333 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$131,700 → $164,700 (+25.1%)	$94,400 → $147,000 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $896 (+9.9%)	$818 → $861 (+5.3%)

Broadalbin

Population

1,3971,800

Median household income

$60,093$92,037

Median home value

$131,700$164,700

Median gross rent

$815$896

Johnstown

Population

8,2778,153

Median household income

$50,465$62,333

Median home value

$94,400$147,000

Median gross rent

$818$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
Under 5	8.8%	8.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	8.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	19.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.8%	16.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.3%
75 and over	6.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
No high school diploma	6.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	29.2%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
Drove alone	83.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.9%
Other means	2.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
1-unit, detached	74.8%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	32.7%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	7.9%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Broadalbin	Johnstown
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.2%
Average household size	2.58	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938