Editing Johnston, South Carolina (section)

==Demographics==

=== 2000 census ===
{{US Census population
|1880= 463
|1890= 827
|1900= 865
|1910= 943
|1920= 1101
|1930= 1072
|1940= 1100
|1950= 1426
|1960= 2119
|1970= 2552
|1980= 2624
|1990= 2688
|2000= 2336
|2010= 2362
|2020= 1997
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,473 people, 923 households, and 635 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|930.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of {{convert|403.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 35.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 62.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.39% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.33% of the population.

[[File:Johnston SC Sign.jpg|thumb|alt=Welcome sign entering Johnston, SC|The official welcome sign]]

There were 923 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,570, and the median income for a family was $29,531. Males had a median income of $25,521 versus $19,572 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,671. About 21.2% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
According to the 2010 census, the town had a population of 2,362.  Of which, 1,481 (62.70%) were Black or African American, 845 (35.77%) were White, 18 (0.76%) were two or more races, 11 (0.47%) were some other race, 4 (0.17%) were Asian, 3 (0.13%) were American Indian or Alaska Native.  43 (1.82%) were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/SC/johnston/2010|title=2010 Census Population of Johnston, South Carolina - CensusViewer}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Johnston racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4537150&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|596
|29.84%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,250
|62.59%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|16
|0.8%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|56
|2.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|78
|3.91%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,997 people, 811 households, and 531 families residing in the town.