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University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA

University of Pittsburgh Johnstown's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

1,394
Residents
$1,225
Median rent (state)
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Sheet PA-UNIVERSITY-OF-PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN-PA · University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA 1,394 pop

POP-VILLAGE · INC-UNK · COL-PAR · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · HOME-UNK · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 1,394
  • INC-UNK Income pending
  • COL-PAR 97.6
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for University of Pittsburgh Johnstown on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,394.

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University of Pittsburgh Johnstown - the verdict

University of Pittsburgh Johnstown has 1,394 residents in Pennsylvania. Source: Census ACS.

54th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA

1,394 people live in University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Pennsylvania - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 19.9 years.

Pennsylvania tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Pennsylvania scores 97.6 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,225 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Pennsylvania run around $260, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 67.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of University of Pittsburgh Johnstown's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

Which cities make useful reference points for University of Pittsburgh Johnstown?

Within Pennsylvania, the closest population matches are Ambridge Heights (1,394 residents, $72,574 income); Milroy (1,393 residents, $71,366 income); Elverson (1,392 residents, $76,823 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Pine Lakes, FL (1,394 residents); Nora Springs, IA (1,394 residents); Haven, KS (1,394 residents). These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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2. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in University of Pittsburgh Johnstown?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 67.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

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Population

1,394 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

N/A /yr

Census ACS B19013

Cost of Living Index (state)

97.6 (US=100)

Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average

How does University of Pittsburgh Johnstown compare to other US cities?

Where University of Pittsburgh Johnstown sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Median rent 54% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares University of Pittsburgh Johnstown against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Pennsylvania only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Pennsylvania-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places University of Pittsburgh Johnstown near the bottom of Pennsylvania's cities

Among the 1,865 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, University of Pittsburgh Johnstown ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares University of Pittsburgh Johnstown only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,865
0th percentile in Pennsylvania
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Pennsylvania only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

Income distribution context

Median household income is not available for University of Pittsburgh Johnstown in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).

Key socioeconomic indicators

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 20.4%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,394
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
19.9
Poverty Rate
N/A
Labor force participation
20.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
N/A

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
67.6%
Carpool
2.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
29.7%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 219 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Pennsylvania statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $260

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Pennsylvania at $260 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $52 ).

These are Pennsylvania statewide averages, not a meter reading for University of Pittsburgh Johnstown. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Pennsylvania's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around University of Pittsburgh Johnstown is $1,225/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Pennsylvania statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 / 100 (Moderate).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Pennsylvania statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county University of Pittsburgh Johnstown sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How University of Pittsburgh Johnstown compares to similar-size Pennsylvania cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown (this city) 1,394 N/A
Ambridge Heights 1,394 $72,574
Milroy 1,393 $71,366
Elverson 1,392 $76,823
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Citation & verification links Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCities

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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