Jamestown vs McLeansville

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

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

Jamestown has the higher population (3,685 vs 740 in McLeansville). Jamestown has the higher median home value ($266,600 vs $166,300 in McLeansville). Since 2019, Jamestown's population has grown faster (-11.2% vs -29.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Jamestown	McLeansville
Population	3,685	740
Median age	43.8 yrs	62.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,542	—
Median home value	$266,600	$166,300
Median gross rent	$1,260	—
Housing units	1,600	442
Homeownership rate	78.7%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jamestown	McLeansville
Population	4,148 → 3,685 (-11.2%)	1,044 → 740 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$60,814 → $90,542 (+48.9%)	$60,717 → $69,902 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$219,600 → $266,600 (+21.4%)	$145,700 → $166,300 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,260 (+38.8%)	$731 → $706 (-3.4%)

Jamestown

Population

4,1483,685

Median household income

$60,814$90,542

Median home value

$219,600$266,600

Median gross rent

$908$1,260

McLeansville

Population

1,044740

Median household income

$60,717$69,902

Median home value

$145,700$166,300

Median gross rent

$731$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jamestown	McLeansville
Under 5	3.8%	0.5%
5 to 17	12.9%	1.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	16.6%	0.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	42.7%
65 to 74	17.7%	6.6%
75 and over	7.8%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jamestown	McLeansville
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	90.1%
Black or African American	9.6%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jamestown	McLeansville
No high school diploma	1.3%	9.1%
High school graduate	17.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jamestown	McLeansville
Drove alone	79.6%	99.0%
Carpooled	4.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	1.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jamestown	McLeansville
1-unit, detached	62.7%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	13.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Jamestown	McLeansville
Poverty rate	3.6%	20.3%
Average household size	2.35	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	1989	1983