Johnstown vs Pataskala

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

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

Pataskala has the higher population (18,049 vs 5,247 in Johnstown). Johnstown has the higher median household income ($94,955 vs $90,513 in Pataskala). Johnstown has the higher median home value ($314,600 vs $277,600 in Pataskala).

Population, income & housing

	Johnstown	Pataskala
Population	5,247	18,049
Median age	38.2 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$94,955	$90,513
Median home value	$314,600	$277,600
Median gross rent	$886	$1,271
Housing units	1,944	6,937
Homeownership rate	62.3%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnstown	Pataskala
Population	5,237 → 5,247 (+0.2%)	15,585 → 18,049 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $94,955 (+65.1%)	$77,514 → $90,513 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $314,600 (+90.3%)	$184,400 → $277,600 (+50.5%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $886 (+5.1%)	$976 → $1,271 (+30.2%)

Johnstown

Population

5,2375,247

Median household income

$57,500$94,955

Median home value

$165,300$314,600

Median gross rent

$843$886

Pataskala

Population

15,58518,049

Median household income

$77,514$90,513

Median home value

$184,400$277,600

Median gross rent

$976$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnstown	Pataskala
Under 5	6.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	11.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	15.0%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	14.0%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.0%
75 and over	3.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnstown	Pataskala
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	73.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnstown	Pataskala
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnstown	Pataskala
Drove alone	75.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	14.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnstown	Pataskala
1-unit, detached	65.5%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	10.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Johnstown	Pataskala
Poverty rate	8.7%	5.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1992	1998