Elim vs Johnstown

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

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

Johnstown has the higher population (18,245 vs 3,828 in Elim). Elim has the higher median household income ($64,597 vs $34,784 in Johnstown). Elim has the higher median home value ($120,100 vs $42,100 in Johnstown).

Population, income & housing

	Elim	Johnstown
Population	3,828	18,245
Median age	44.3 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,597	$34,784
Median home value	$120,100	$42,100
Median gross rent	$895	$616
Housing units	1,700	11,800
Homeownership rate	66.5%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elim	Johnstown
Population	3,453 → 3,828 (+10.9%)	19,569 → 18,245 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$54,110 → $64,597 (+19.4%)	$24,561 → $34,784 (+41.6%)
Median home value	$88,600 → $120,100 (+35.6%)	$38,100 → $42,100 (+10.5%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $895 (+25.0%)	$523 → $616 (+17.8%)

Elim

Population

3,4533,828

Median household income

$54,110$64,597

Median home value

$88,600$120,100

Median gross rent

$716$895

Johnstown

Population

19,56918,245

Median household income

$24,561$34,784

Median home value

$38,100$42,100

Median gross rent

$523$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elim	Johnstown
Under 5	5.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	17.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	16.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.6%
75 and over	15.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elim	Johnstown
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	70.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elim	Johnstown
No high school diploma	2.5%	12.7%
High school graduate	44.9%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elim	Johnstown
Drove alone	69.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	2.7%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	4.9%
Walked	2.5%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	19.8%	9.2%
Other means	5.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elim	Johnstown
1-unit, detached	77.4%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	17.2%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	8.9%
20 or more units	6.9%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elim	Johnstown
Poverty rate	5.8%	31.2%
Average household size	2.29	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1958	1943