
Colorado · Census place 39855
Johnstown, CO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Johnstown, Colorado (Johnstown, CO — Census place “Johnstown town”) is 18,075 residents, ranking #45 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $130,851, the median home is worth $493,500 and median gross rent runs $1,767 a month. Looking for the Johnstown Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Johnstown, CO: 80534.
- Population
- 18,075Johnstown town residents
- Median household income
- $130,851Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $493,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,767Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.3%Owner-occupied households
Johnstown ZIP codes (Colorado)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Johnstown.
The Johnstown CO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Johnstown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Johnstown town median would spend about 16.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.2% of residents and 77.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Johnstown town, CO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Johnstown town is a mid-size town in Colorado, with 18,075 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #45 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 34 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Johnstown town earn a median of $130,851 a year, 66.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 51% above the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 2.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Johnstown town is valued at $493,500, 62.7% above the national figure and 9% above the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,767 a month, 25.7% above the national figure, or roughly $21,204 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
- Firestone town 17,353
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- Cañon City city 17,098
- Cimarron Hills CDP 18,808
- Welby CDP 16,232
- Durango city 19,257
- Frederick town 15,893
- Sherrelwood CDP 19,368
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Johnstown town?
- Johnstown town has 18,075 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #45 of 482 in Colorado.
- What is the median household income in Johnstown town?
- Median household income in Johnstown town is $130,851 a year, 66.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Johnstown town?
- Median gross rent is $1,767 a month and the median home value is $493,500, so rent absorbs about 16.2% of median household income.
- Is Johnstown town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Johnstown town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Johnstown town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.