Jamestown

Population: 1,225
Median household income: $70,083
Median home value: $180,400

Jamestown, a community in Boone County, Indiana, has 1,225 residents. At $70,083, its median household income sits below Boone County's $104,865.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jamestown's population grew 23.9% from 989 to 1,225, while its median home value rose 51.9% from $118,800 to $180,400.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,225
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $70,083
Median home value: $180,400
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 493
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9891,225

Median household income

$57,500$70,083

Median home value

$118,800$180,400

Median gross rent

$923$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	989	$57,500	$118,800	$923
2020	1,092	$54,205	$114,300	$872
2021	959	$62,891	$128,600	$833
2022	1,062	$67,821	$149,300	$903
2023	1,225	$70,083	$180,400	$941

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	111	9.1%
5 to 17	183	14.9%
18 to 24	162	13.2%
25 to 34	137	11.2%
35 to 44	104	8.5%
45 to 54	180	14.7%
55 to 64	168	13.7%
65 to 74	144	11.8%
75 and over	36	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,152	94.0%
Black or African American	38	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	49	6.4%
High school graduate	256	33.3%
Some college or associate's	305	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	93	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	66	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone88.2%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	551	88.2%
Carpooled	25	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	6.4%
Other means	4	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	98	16.8%
15 to 29 min	217	37.1%
30 to 44 min	188	32.1%
45 to 59 min	60	10.3%
60+ min	22	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 4.5% (55 of 1,214)

	Count	Share
Family households	310	65.1%
Nonfamily households	166	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	476	96.6%
Vacant	17	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	313	65.8%
Renter-occupied	163	34.2%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	373	75.7%
1-unit, attached	11	2.2%
2 to 4 units	47	9.5%
5 to 19 units	27	5.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1837692
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.9294, -86.6260