Jamestown

Population: 3,777
Median household income: $51,886
Median home value: $350,600

Located in Tuolumne County, California, Jamestown is a community with a population of 3,777. At $51,886, its median household income sits below Tuolumne County's $72,259.

From 2019 to 2023, Jamestown's population grew 21.6% from 3,107 to 3,777, while its median home value rose 84.3% from $190,200 to $350,600.

Households average 1.86 people. The median gross rent is $1,061.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,777
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,886
Median home value: $350,600
Median gross rent: $1,061
Housing units: 2,032
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1073,777

Median household income

$45,547$51,886

Median home value

$190,200$350,600

Median gross rent

$875$1,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,107	$45,547	$190,200	$875
2020	3,379	$31,944	$220,800	$900
2021	3,543	$43,543	$235,100	$973
2022	3,742	$47,917	$293,800	$988
2023	3,777	$51,886	$350,600	$1,061

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	204	5.4%
5 to 17	597	15.8%
18 to 24	99	2.6%
25 to 34	491	13.0%
35 to 44	641	17.0%
45 to 54	305	8.1%
55 to 64	447	11.8%
65 to 74	484	12.8%
75 and over	509	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,994	79.3%
Black or African American	74	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	2.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	69	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	530	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's53.9%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	138	4.8%
High school graduate	666	23.1%
Some college or associate's	1,552	53.9%
Bachelor's degree	322	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	199	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,183	85.4%
Carpooled	23	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	114	8.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	709	53.7%
15 to 29 min	451	34.2%
30 to 44 min	102	7.7%
45 to 59 min	15	1.1%
60+ min	43	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 8.6% (315 of 3,649)

	Count	Share
Family households	787	39.0%
Nonfamily households	1,232	61.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,019	99.4%
Vacant	13	0.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,182	58.5%
Renter-occupied	837	41.5%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other29.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,072	52.8%
1-unit, attached	99	4.9%
2 to 4 units	114	5.6%
5 to 19 units	68	3.3%
20 or more units	90	4.4%
Mobile home & other	589	29.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0637106
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9582, -120.4071