East Sonora vs Jamestown

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

East Sonora 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 2,823 in East Sonora). East Sonora has the higher median household income ($85,461 vs $51,886 in Jamestown). Jamestown has the higher median home value ($350,600 vs $291,300 in East Sonora).

Population, income & housing

	East Sonora	Jamestown
Population	2,823	3,777
Median age	60.3 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$85,461	$51,886
Median home value	$291,300	$350,600
Median gross rent	$1,333	$1,061
Housing units	1,422	2,032
Homeownership rate	68.2%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Sonora	Jamestown
Population	2,278 → 2,823 (+23.9%)	3,107 → 3,777 (+21.6%)
Median household income	$42,383 → $85,461 (+101.6%)	$45,547 → $51,886 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$251,900 → $291,300 (+15.6%)	$190,200 → $350,600 (+84.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,333 (+19.6%)	$875 → $1,061 (+21.3%)

East Sonora

Population

2,2782,823

Median household income

$42,383$85,461

Median home value

$251,900$291,300

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,333

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)

	East Sonora	Jamestown
Under 5	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	9.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	1.6%	2.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	5.3%	17.0%
45 to 54	16.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	21.3%	12.8%
75 and over	23.8%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Sonora	Jamestown
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	79.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	2.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Sonora	Jamestown
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	34.0%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Sonora	Jamestown
Drove alone	74.9%	85.4%
Carpooled	11.9%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Sonora	Jamestown
1-unit, detached	53.1%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	14.2%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	East Sonora	Jamestown
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.6%
Average household size	1.91	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1992	1981