Jamestown vs Montpelier

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

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

Jamestown has the higher population (15,774 vs 101 in Montpelier). Montpelier has the higher median household income ($71,607 vs $54,809 in Jamestown). Jamestown has the higher median home value ($192,500 vs $65,700 in Montpelier).

Population, income & housing

	Jamestown	Montpelier
Population	15,774	101
Median age	39.3 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,809	$71,607
Median home value	$192,500	$65,700
Median gross rent	$741	—
Housing units	7,728	46
Homeownership rate	55.1%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jamestown	Montpelier
Population	15,289 → 15,774 (+3.2%)	103 → 101 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$51,789 → $54,809 (+5.8%)	$66,250 → $71,607 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$144,800 → $192,500 (+32.9%)	$56,700 → $65,700 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $741 (+9.0%)	—

Jamestown

Population

15,28915,774

Median household income

$51,789$54,809

Median home value

$144,800$192,500

Median gross rent

$680$741

Montpelier

Population

103101

Median household income

$66,250$71,607

Median home value

$56,700$65,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jamestown	Montpelier
Under 5	5.6%	16.8%
5 to 17	12.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	12.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	17.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	3.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	22.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.9%
75 and over	9.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jamestown	Montpelier
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jamestown	Montpelier
No high school diploma	8.1%	1.4%
High school graduate	38.9%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jamestown	Montpelier
Drove alone	83.2%	89.6%
Carpooled	8.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	10.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jamestown	Montpelier
1-unit, detached	48.0%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Jamestown	Montpelier
Poverty rate	13.8%	15.8%
Average household size	1.98	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	12	29
Median year structure built	1973	1971