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40.92° N · 121.63° W · GEOID 0637442

Johnson Park

Shasta County, California · part of the Redding, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Johnson Park is home to 943 people. Median household income is $46,086 a year and median rent is $1,086 a month, 28.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $206,700, about 4.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,086
20% below the median place
Median household income
$46,086
43% below the median place
Median home value
$206,700
35% below the median place
Unemployment
6.3%
29% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Johnson Park

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $32,100 a year left, less than in 96% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Renters occupy 60% of homes, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • 30.8% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 95% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $51 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 92% of places its size.
  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.3% a year while household income rose 0.9%, so rent outran pay by more than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Johnson Park

Shasta County gains about 1.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,513
Moved out6,329
Net+184

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Shasta County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Shasta County report $66,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$43,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,086 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,137 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $206,700.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 9.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Zephyrhills, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$59,157
16% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureJohnson ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,2696% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$59,15716% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 40.3%, 39% below the median place.

Johnson Park28.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$43,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.3%
39% above the median place
Home price to income
4.5x
18% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$32,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
40.3%
39% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,137
39% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,200
63% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureJohnson ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,08620% below
Rent to income128.3%39% above
Property tax rate10.6%36% below
Home price to income14.5x18% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.70% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5812% below
HUD area median income4County figure$97,10010% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,20063% below
Median home value1$206,70035% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure29.2%43% below
Homeownership140.3%39% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.4%5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,13739% below
Vacant homes1County figure11.0%56% above
Median year built119681% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
30.8%
186% above the median place
Income per person1
$22,298
44% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureJohnson ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$46,08643% below
Income per person1$22,29844% below
Unemployment1County figure6.3%29% above
Average annual pay6County figure$61,2187% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.1%16% below
Jobs6County figure71,66452% below
Poverty rate130.8%186% above
Mean commute1County figure20 min20% below
Works from home1County figure9.7%22% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 49.1, 26% above the median place.

Median age1
49.1
26% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.6%
8% below the median place
High school or higher1
84.2%
9% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureJohnson ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19436646th largest
Median age149.126% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure23.8%26% below
High school or higher184.2%9% below
Household size12.45% below
Born abroad1County figure5.0%43% below
No health insurance1County figure6.5%2% above
Homes with broadband184.6%8% below
05

Life in Johnson Park

28 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.6 −6%
Shops34.1 +13%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.1 +0%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.0 +19%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher10
20.6
34% above the median place
Public schools10
95
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
26,639
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureJohnson ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure95above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure26,639above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure20.634% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.66% below
Shops per 10k8County figure34.113% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.10% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.019% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.613% above
National Register listings9County figure28115% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 15.4, 81% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Johnson Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk12
15.4
81% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
99.5
62% above the median place
July average high11
91°F
5% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureJohnson ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure91°F5% above
January average low11County figure32°F28% above
Average temperature11County figure56°F1% above
Annual precipitation11County figure43.1 in2% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure93.41% above
Tornado risk12County figure15.481% below
Wildfire risk12County figure99.562% above
Heat wave risk12County figure85.75% below
Median air quality index13County figure442% above
Good air days13County figure75.6%10% above
08

Johnson Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,086/mo (2024)$1,390/mo$1,140 to $1,700/mo+4.3%
Median household income$46,086 (2024)$57,000$48,000 to $67,500+3.6%
Median home value$206,700 (2024)$308,000$224,000 to $424,000+6.9%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Johnson Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Zephyrhills, FL$1,148$52,108Compare
Blakely, PA$1,063$55,855Compare
Adams, MA$927$48,775Compare
Brooksville, FL$1,137$54,926Compare
Brooksville, FLAdams, MABlakely, PAZephyrhills, FLJohnson Park, CAJohnson ParkZephyrhillsBlakelyAdamsBrooksvilleJohnson ParkZephyrhillsBlakelyAdamsBrooksville

Common questions

Is Johnson Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $32,100 a year left, less than in 96% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. Renters occupy 60% of homes, more than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 1 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Johnson Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $206,700.

What salary do you need to live in Johnson Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Johnson Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Zephyrhills, FL, Blakely, PA, Adams, MA and Brooksville, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Johnson Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Johnson Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/johnson-park-california

Citytistics. “Johnson Park, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/johnson-park-california/

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