Johnsonville vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Johnsonville and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Johnsonville and Scranton are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Johnsonville has the higher population (1,037 vs 820 in Scranton). Johnsonville has the higher median household income ($47,891 vs $26,250 in Scranton). Johnsonville has the higher median home value ($118,500 vs $83,000 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Johnsonville	Scranton
Population	1,037	820
Median age	34.9 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,891	$26,250
Median home value	$118,500	$83,000
Median gross rent	$838	$807
Housing units	521	332
Homeownership rate	67.7%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnsonville	Scranton
Population	1,395 → 1,037 (-25.7%)	713 → 820 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$47,614 → $47,891 (+0.6%)	$39,688 → $26,250 (-33.9%)
Median home value	$99,800 → $118,500 (+18.7%)	$71,700 → $83,000 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $838 (+13.6%)	$663 → $807 (+21.7%)

Johnsonville

Population

1,3951,037

Median household income

$47,614$47,891

Median home value

$99,800$118,500

Median gross rent

$738$838

Scranton

Population

713820

Median household income

$39,688$26,250

Median home value

$71,700$83,000

Median gross rent

$663$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnsonville	Scranton
Under 5	8.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	7.0%
45 to 54	5.8%	17.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	15.7%	10.4%
75 and over	8.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnsonville	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	40.7%
Black or African American	25.4%	57.8%
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	4.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnsonville	Scranton
No high school diploma	7.7%	25.8%
High school graduate	32.0%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnsonville	Scranton
Drove alone	94.6%	71.0%
Carpooled	0.8%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnsonville	Scranton
1-unit, detached	81.2%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Johnsonville	Scranton
Poverty rate	26.9%	30.5%
Average household size	2.40	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1975	1977