Housing data for the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), WI

The Town of Johnstown (Rock County), WI has an estimated 638 residents and 305 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Rock County.

11.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,094 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−26.6%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
638 (±95)
Housing units
305 (±40)
Households that rent
11.1%
Median gross rent
$1,094
Residents since 2015–2019
−26.6%

What stands out in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)

Households that rent: 11.1% (±5.2 points) in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), lower than in Rock County (28.8%).

Median home value: $339,800 (±$27,733) in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), higher than in Rock County ($231,600).

Households that moved in since 2020: 8.4% (±4.7 points) in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), lower than in Rock County (19.7%).

Homes built before 1980: 79.1% (±12.7 points) in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), higher than in Rock County (64.9%).

Housing in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,094 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 7.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 11.1% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $84,609 median household income
  • Home values: $339,800 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,654 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $4,025 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 83.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 79.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 52.6% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 26.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −26.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 8.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Johnstown (Rock County) against Rock County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of Johnstown (Rock County)Rock CountyWisconsinUnited States
Residents638 (±95)164,350 (exact)5,914,872 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units305 (±40)71,109 (±90)2,778,572 (±1,533)143,775,355
Households that rent11.1% (±5.2 points)28.8% (±1.2 points)32.2% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,094 (±$198)$1,037 (±$27)$1,087 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$84,609 (±$10,294)$75,673 (±$2,128)$77,485 (±$455)$80,734
Median home value$339,800 (±$27,733)$231,600 (±$3,637)$266,500 (±$1,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$4,025 (±$339)$3,703 (±$56)$3,792 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198079.1% (±12.7 points)64.9% (±2.2 points)57.0% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute26.6 minutes (±2.5)23.8 minutes (±0.7)22.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.1% (±5.9 points)90.3% (±1.1 points)90.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents55.3 years (±3.9)40.3 years (±0.3)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Johnstown (Rock County) covers 36.0 square miles of land, about 18 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Johnstown (Rock County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents869 (±100)638 (±95)−26.6%Measurable decrease
Housing units366 (±45)305 (±40)−16.7%Measurable decrease
Median gross rent$875 (±$76)$1,094 (±$198)+25.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$217,000 (±$18,258)$339,800 (±$27,733)+56.6%Up after inflation
Median household income$86,136 (±$9,347)$84,609 (±$10,294)−1.8%Down after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,550 (±$112)$1,654 (±$115)+6.7%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,771 (±$233)$4,025 (±$339)+6.7%Down after inflation
Households that rent8.5% (±4.1 points)11.1% (±5.2 points)+2.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±41.1 points)0.0% (±43.6 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Rock County

The Town of Johnstown (Rock County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Rock County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Rock County recorded 198 violent and 1,301 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.

ZIP codes in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5350539%358$931$300,000$91,500
5354610%29,867$1,043$239,400$75,825

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Town of Harmony (Rock County)5.5 mi$1,292$357,8003.2%
Town of Lima (Rock County)5.6 mi$1,176$280,80013.3%
Town of Richmond (Walworth County)6.4 mi$868$309,40019.9%
Town of Whitewater6.6 mi$745$360,2007.4%
Town of Bradford6.6 mi$538$344,10011.4%
Milton6.7 mi$930$249,20026.0%
Town of La Prairie8.3 mi$1,044$289,30019.4%
Town of Darien8.7 mi$908$292,50017.7%

Places in Wisconsin most like the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of Sumner (Jefferson County)$1,330$328,600$86,4299.1%
Town of Lomira$1,192$279,500$85,17912.1%
Town of Plymouth (Rock County)$1,250$311,200$85,59812.0%
Town of Fredonia$918$340,500$82,10912.6%
Town of Newark$1,250$335,900$95,6678.9%
Town of Lowell$941$322,400$95,59214.2%

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 Wisconsin.

HUD Fair Market Rent for the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), fiscal year 2027

Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$976$998$1,280$1,621$1,682

HUD income limits for the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), fiscal year 2026

Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,200$33,600$53,800
2 people$23,050$38,400$61,450
3 people$27,320$43,200$69,150
4 people$33,000$48,000$76,800
5 people$38,680$51,850$82,950
6 people$44,360$55,700$89,100
7 people$50,040$59,550$95,250
8 people$55,720$63,400$101,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $94,500.

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 Town of Johnstown (Rock County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)?

The Town of Johnstown (Rock County) has an estimated 32 (±15) renting households, 11.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)?

The median household income in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County) is $84,609 (±$10,294) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $339,800 (±$27,733) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), WI is $1,654 (±$115) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), WI is $4,025 (±$339) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)?

The Town of Johnstown (Rock County), WI has an estimated 305 (±40) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is the Town of Johnstown (Rock County) growing?

In the Town of Johnstown (Rock County), the number of residents went from 869 in 2015–2019 to 638 in 2020–2024 (−26.6%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Johnstown (Rock County)?

The ZIP codes that cover the Town of Johnstown (Rock County) are 53505, 53546.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 53505?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 53505 is $931 (±$99) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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 Johnstown town, Rock County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:38450, in state:55 county:105).

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 .

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