Jamaica

Population: 202
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $65,700

Jamaica is a community in Guthrie County, Iowa, home to 202 residents. Its median household income of $53,750 runs below the Guthrie County figure of $79,981.

From 2019 to 2023, Jamaica's population declined 28.4% from 282 to 202, while its median home value rose 4.3% from $63,000 to $65,700.

81.1% of workers drive to work alone. 81.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 202
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $65,700
Median gross rent: $536
Housing units: 113
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

282202

Median household income

$38,021$53,750

Median home value

$63,000$65,700

Median gross rent

$596$536

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	282	$38,021	$63,000	$596
2020	250	$39,063	$63,800	$583
2021	209	$39,375	$61,700	$575
2022	195	$53,333	$69,600	$575
2023	202	$53,750	$65,700	$536

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2415.3%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 543.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	7.9%
5 to 17	32	15.8%
18 to 24	31	15.3%
25 to 34	9	4.5%
35 to 44	29	14.4%
45 to 54	6	3.0%
55 to 64	31	15.3%
65 to 74	32	15.8%
75 and over	16	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	202	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	13.0%
High school graduate	44	35.8%
Some college or associate's	41	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	17	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73	81.1%
Carpooled	14	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	3.4%
15 to 29 min	26	29.2%
30 to 44 min	38	42.7%
45 to 59 min	13	14.6%
60+ min	9	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 17.5% (35 of 200)

	Count	Share
Family households	52	48.1%
Nonfamily households	56	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	108	95.6%
Vacant	5	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76	70.4%
Renter-occupied	32	29.6%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	92	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.8%
5 to 19 units	15	13.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1939225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8454, -94.3070