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Jamestown, ND

15,787 Population
13.3 square miles 1,187.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 41.1 ±0.9
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Dakota: 35.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,433 ±$3,485 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: $39,731 ±$2,885
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Dakota: $43,389 ±$579
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,554 ±$3,879 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: $61,856 ±$4,203
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Dakota: $76,657 ±$1,163
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.7% ±3.2% (2,070  ±458) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 12.6% † 2,506 (±2.5% / ±503)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Dakota: 10.8% 81,881 (±0.4% / ±3,093)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

10.9 minutes ±1.1 (76,540  ±9,060) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 14.1 135,145 (±0.6 / ±8,348)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in North Dakota: 17.9 6,706,845 (±0.3 / ±118,502)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,123 ±213 Number of households
  • the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 9,437 ±226
  • North Dakota: 331,063 ±1,699
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (13,924  ±51) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 2.1 19,686 (±0.1 / ±78)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Dakota: 2.3 756,048
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±1% (57  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 2.1% † 95 (±1% / ±45)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Dakota: 6.3% 11,165 (±0.4% / ±782)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,704 ±148 Number of housing units
  • the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 10,413 ±50
  • North Dakota: 377,281 ±282
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$199,800 ±$18,432 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: $208,400 ±$13,524
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Dakota: $249,900 ±$2,909
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.1% ±2.9% (3,158  ±460.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 16% † 3,410 (±2.2% / ±476.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Dakota: 15.8% 122,124 (±0.5% / ±4,072.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92% ±6.2% (10,260  ±712.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 93% 14,020 (±5.1% / ±774.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Dakota: 94% 482,677 (±1% / ±5,364.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24% ±3.4% (2,671  ±377.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 25.9% † 3,897 (±2.8% / ±427.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Dakota: 32.7% 167,849 (±0.6% / ±3,278.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% ±0.6% (500  ±98) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 2.6% 563
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 4.7% 36,962
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.2% ±1.6% (804  ±213) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jamestown, ND Micro Area: 6.7% † 1,147 (±1.4% / ±243)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Dakota: 7.2% 42,380 (±0.2% / ±1,356)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
804 Total veterans ±213 772 Male ±212 32 Female ±36

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