William Johnson lived in enumeration district 1404 which belongs to the Manhattan tract 206.

This tract has a total population of 8531, which is a decrease of 488 since 1910. There are 1571 whites who are 3rd (or higher) generation immigrants, which is about 18% of the total. There are 2675 black residents in this tract, which is about 31% of the total population. The largest white ethnic group in this tract is Irish . They have a population of 1797, which comprises about 21% of the total tract population. About 33% of the Irish residents are 1st generation. Germans are the second largest with 689 ( 8% ), and Russians are the third with 308 ( 4% ). The first generation immigrants make up about 32% and 53% of these groups, respectively. There are 198.4 persons per acre in this tract, which is an decrease of 11.3 since 1910. About 6% of families own their homes.