Housing data for Johnson, OK
Johnson, OK has an estimated 684 residents and 331 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Pottawatomie County.
5.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $950 a month.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+200.0%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 684 (±206)
- Housing units
- 331 (±174)
- Households that rent
- 5.0%
- Median gross rent
- $950
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +200.0%
What stands out in Johnson
Median real estate taxes: $2,243 (±$528) in Johnson, higher than in Pottawatomie County ($1,097).
Households that rent: 5.0% (±4.9 points) in Johnson, lower than in Pottawatomie County (29.6%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 6.5% (±5.1 points) in Johnson, lower than in Pottawatomie County (23.5%).
Households without a vehicle: 1.6% (±2.3 points) in Johnson, lower than in Pottawatomie County (4.3%).
Housing in Johnson at a glance
- Median rent: $950 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 45.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 5.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $47,083 median household income
- Home values: $161,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,216 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,243 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 84.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 57.4% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 49.4% heat with another fuel (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Commute and cars: 22.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +200.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 6.5% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 1.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Johnson against Pottawatomie County, its state and the nation
| Johnson | Pottawatomie County | Oklahoma | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 684 (±206) | 73,463 (exact) | 4,028,634 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 331 (±174) | 30,317 (±92) | 1,775,127 (±745) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 5.0% (±4.9 points) | 29.6% (±1.7 points) | 34.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $950 (±$74) | $894 (±$29) | $1,014 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $47,083 (±$21,035) | $61,398 (±$2,006) | $65,039 (±$439) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $161,800 (±$3,574) | $165,400 (±$5,061) | $199,800 (±$1,121) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,243 (±$528) | $1,097 (±$62) | $1,599 (±$11) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 57.4% (±31.1 points) | 50.5% (±2.2 points) | 49.4% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 22.8 minutes (±2.8) | 24.2 minutes (±0.8) | 22.4 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 87.9% (±11.3 points) | 87.4% (±1.2 points) | 88.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 58.6 years (±15.4) | 37.9 years (±0.4) | 37.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Johnson covers 4.5 square miles of land, about 153 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Johnson has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 228 (±49) | 684 (±206) | +200.0% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 103 (±16) | 331 (±174) | +221.4% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $850 (±$560) | $950 (±$74) | +11.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $120,800 (±$18,321) | $161,800 (±$3,574) | +33.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $59,167 (±$23,930) | $47,083 (±$21,035) | −20.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,170 (±$164) | $1,216 (±$139) | +3.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $744 (±$256) | $2,243 (±$528) | +201.5% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 9.3% (±7.5 points) | 5.0% (±4.9 points) | −4.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 9.1% (±23.3 points) | 0.0% (±65.0 points) | −9.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Pottawatomie County
Johnson has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pottawatomie County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Pottawatomie County recorded 385 violent and 1,660 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Johnson
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker | 5.9 mi | $771 | $98,500 | 50.9% |
| Earlsboro | 6.4 mi | $880 | $166,000 | 28.1% |
| Shawnee | 6.8 mi | $936 | $160,100 | 41.7% |
| Prague | 10 mi | $806 | $120,200 | 36.8% |
| Tecumseh | 11 mi | $805 | $122,500 | 43.1% |
| Bethel Acres | 13 mi | $1,010 | $211,700 | 10.5% |
| Sparks | 14 mi | $600 | $56,700 | 21.7% |
| McLoud | 14 mi | $718 | $157,400 | 32.7% |
Places in Oklahoma most like Johnson
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhurst | $872 | $147,600 | $57,222 | 20.0% |
| Silo | $975 | $168,400 | $67,313 | 12.1% |
| Bernice | $742 | $116,700 | $40,833 | 10.8% |
| Canute | $865 | $99,000 | $57,813 | 12.6% |
| Nicoma Park | $1,012 | $162,100 | $62,447 | 19.0% |
| Texhoma | $786 | $130,200 | $61,366 | 12.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Oklahoma.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Johnson, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $721 | $725 | $949 | $1,268 | $1,494 |
HUD income limits for Johnson, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,150 | $28,600 | $45,700 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $32,650 | $52,200 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $36,700 | $58,750 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $40,800 | $65,250 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $44,100 | $70,500 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $47,350 | $75,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $50,600 | $80,950 |
| 8 people | $53,900 | $53,900 | $86,150 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pottawatomie County, OK, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $82,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Johnson
What is the median household income in Johnson?
The median household income in Johnson is $47,083 (±$21,035) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Johnson, OK?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $161,800 (±$3,574) for owner-occupied homes in Johnson (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Johnson?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Johnson, OK is $1,216 (±$139) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Johnson?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Johnson, OK is $2,243 (±$528) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Johnson?
Johnson, OK has an estimated 331 (±174) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How long is the average commute in Johnson?
Workers who live in Johnson, OK take an average of 22.8 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Johnson growing?
In Johnson, the number of residents went from 228 in 2015–2019 to 684 in 2020–2024 (+200.0%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Johnson town, Oklahoma
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Johnson town, Oklahoma
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Johnson town, Oklahoma
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Johnson town, Oklahoma
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Johnson town, Oklahoma
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Johnson town, Oklahoma
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Johnson town, Oklahoma
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Pottawatomie County, OK
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Pottawatomie County, OK
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Johnson town, Oklahoma (place:38200, in state:40).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .