Columbia vs Jamestown

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Jamestown: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Jamestown are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jamestown has the higher population (3,777 vs 2,645 in Columbia). Columbia has the higher median household income ($57,647 vs $51,886 in Jamestown). Columbia has the higher median home value ($396,200 vs $350,600 in Jamestown).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Jamestown
Population	2,645	3,777
Median age	49.2 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$51,886
Median home value	$396,200	$350,600
Median gross rent	$1,054	$1,061
Housing units	1,338	2,032
Homeownership rate	71.5%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Jamestown
Population	2,226 → 2,645 (+18.8%)	3,107 → 3,777 (+21.6%)
Median household income	$38,679 → $57,647 (+49.0%)	$45,547 → $51,886 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$318,100 → $396,200 (+24.6%)	$190,200 → $350,600 (+84.3%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $1,054 (+49.3%)	$875 → $1,061 (+21.3%)

Columbia

Population

2,2262,645

Median household income

$38,679$57,647

Median home value

$318,100$396,200

Median gross rent

$706$1,054

Jamestown

Population

3,1073,777

Median household income

$45,547$51,886

Median home value

$190,200$350,600

Median gross rent

$875$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Jamestown
Under 5	3.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	2.6%
25 to 34	12.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	7.5%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.1%
55 to 64	8.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	17.2%	12.8%
75 and over	16.1%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Jamestown
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	79.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Jamestown
No high school diploma	5.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	21.5%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Jamestown
Drove alone	62.5%	85.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	1.7%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.9%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Jamestown
1-unit, detached	57.4%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Jamestown
Poverty rate	14.6%	8.6%
Average household size	2.16	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	27	16
Median year structure built	1981	1981