Jamestown

Population: 15,774
Median household income: $54,809
Median home value: $192,500

Jamestown is a community in Stutsman County, North Dakota, home to 15,774 residents. At $54,809, its median household income sits below Stutsman County's $60,172.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jamestown's population grew 3.2% from 15,289 to 15,774, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $144,800 to $192,500.

Owners occupy 55.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,774
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $54,809
Median home value: $192,500
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 7,728
Homeownership rate: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,28915,774

Median household income

$51,789$54,809

Median home value

$144,800$192,500

Median gross rent

$680$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,289	$51,789	$144,800	$680
2020	15,216	$49,846	$151,100	$688
2021	15,823	$49,038	$164,100	$717
2022	15,850	$53,389	$185,300	$739
2023	15,774	$54,809	$192,500	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	876	5.6%
5 to 17	1,900	12.0%
18 to 24	2,023	12.8%
25 to 34	2,116	13.4%
35 to 44	1,930	12.2%
45 to 54	1,581	10.0%
55 to 64	2,148	13.6%
65 to 74	1,777	11.3%
75 and over	1,423	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,134	89.6%
Black or African American	435	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	218	1.4%
Asian	107	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	269	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	589	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	887	8.1%
High school graduate	4,266	38.9%
Some college or associate's	3,394	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,722	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	706	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,414	83.2%
Carpooled	656	8.5%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	253	3.3%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	298	3.9%
Other means	84	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,761	77.7%
15 to 29 min	1,057	14.3%
30 to 44 min	222	3.0%
45 to 59 min	202	2.7%
60+ min	172	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 13.8% (1,952 of 14,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,456	49.1%
Nonfamily households	3,589	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,045	91.2%
Vacant	683	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,879	55.1%
Renter-occupied	3,166	44.9%

1-unit, detached48.0%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units17.7%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,709	48.0%
1-unit, attached	355	4.6%
2 to 4 units	867	11.2%
5 to 19 units	1,371	17.7%
20 or more units	983	12.7%
Mobile home & other	443	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3840580
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 46.9059, -98.6936