Jamaica vs West Dummerston

A side-by-side comparison of Jamaica and West Dummerston: population, income, housing, and more.

Jamaica and West Dummerston are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Dummerston has the higher population (59 vs 55 in Jamaica). Jamaica has the higher median home value ($272,700 vs $193,000 in West Dummerston). Since 2019, West Dummerston's population has grown faster (+34.1% vs +31.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
Population	55	59
Median age	32.0 yrs	63.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,136	—
Median home value	$272,700	$193,000
Housing units	83	37
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	59.3%
Unemployment rate	48.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
Population	42 → 55 (+31.0%)	44 → 59 (+34.1%)
Median household income	—	$160,547 → $170,547 (+6.2%)
Median home value	—	$169,500 → $193,000 (+13.9%)

Jamaica

Population

4255

West Dummerston

Population

4459

Median household income

$160,547$170,547

Median home value

$169,500$193,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	72.7%	27.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	27.1%
75 and over	0.0%	22.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	44.9%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	8.2%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	54.2%
Graduate or professional degree	36.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
Drove alone	100.0%	52.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	47.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
1-unit, detached	100.0%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	29.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jamaica	West Dummerston
Poverty rate	7.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.96	1.59
Median year structure built	1938	1938