Ferguson vs Old Jamestown

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

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

Old Jamestown has the higher population (21,121 vs 18,350 in Ferguson). Old Jamestown has the higher median household income ($107,250 vs $46,106 in Ferguson). Old Jamestown has the higher median home value ($230,100 vs $99,300 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
Population	18,350	21,121
Median age	36.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,106	$107,250
Median home value	$99,300	$230,100
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,706
Housing units	9,777	7,232
Homeownership rate	48.8%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
Population	20,738 → 18,350 (-11.5%)	19,777 → 21,121 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $46,106 (+15.3%)	$88,904 → $107,250 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $99,300 (+18.9%)	$176,800 → $230,100 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $1,066 (+14.7%)	$1,432 → $1,706 (+19.1%)

Ferguson

Population

20,73818,350

Median household income

$40,000$46,106

Median home value

$83,500$99,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,066

Old Jamestown

Population

19,77721,121

Median household income

$88,904$107,250

Median home value

$176,800$230,100

Median gross rent

$1,432$1,706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
Under 5	8.6%	8.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	19.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	17.2%	7.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.0%
75 and over	5.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
White (non-Hispanic)	25.4%	20.5%
Black or African American	69.7%	66.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.5%
High school graduate	34.4%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
Drove alone	71.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.4%
Public transit	6.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.5%	20.7%
Other means	3.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
1-unit, detached	70.7%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Ferguson	Old Jamestown
Poverty rate	24.9%	6.1%
Average household size	2.16	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1957	1985