Nelliston vs St. Johnsville

A side-by-side comparison of Nelliston and St. Johnsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Johnsville has the higher population (1,882 vs 732 in Nelliston). St. Johnsville has the higher median household income ($49,211 vs $39,250 in Nelliston). St. Johnsville has the higher median home value ($81,300 vs $60,400 in Nelliston).

Population, income & housing

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
Population	732	1,882
Median age	61.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,250	$49,211
Median home value	$60,400	$81,300
Median gross rent	$635	$767
Housing units	478	806
Homeownership rate	68.4%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
Population	567 → 732 (+29.1%)	1,947 → 1,882 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$47,411 → $39,250 (-17.2%)	$34,063 → $49,211 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $60,400 (-10.3%)	$69,400 → $81,300 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $635 (-13.7%)	$655 → $767 (+17.1%)

Nelliston

Population

567732

Median household income

$47,411$39,250

Median home value

$67,300$60,400

Median gross rent

$736$635

St. Johnsville

Population

1,9471,882

Median household income

$34,063$49,211

Median home value

$69,400$81,300

Median gross rent

$655$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
Under 5	2.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	9.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	9.7%
25 to 34	6.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	3.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	14.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	26.8%	9.0%
65 to 74	19.3%	11.2%
75 and over	11.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	10.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
No high school diploma	22.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	44.9%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
Drove alone	76.4%	63.4%
Carpooled	13.1%	24.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	8.7%	3.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
1-unit, detached	39.3%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	32.4%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Nelliston	St. Johnsville
Poverty rate	23.8%	25.5%
Average household size	1.81	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938