James Town, WY

Census Place

2024 Population

431

US Senator

John Barrasso

Republican Party

US Senator

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

US Representative

Harriet Hageman

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.9

14.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

Economy

The economy of James Town, WY employs 269 people. In 2024, the largest industries in James Town, WY were Construction (74 people), Transportation & Warehousing (53 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,490) and Transportation & Warehousing ($68,490).

Employment

Occupations

269

2024 Value

± 162

14%

1 Year growth

± 80.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in James Town, WY grew at a rate of 14%, from 236 employees to 269 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in James Town, WY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (64 people), Production Occupations (45 people), and Transportation Occupations (41 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of James Town, WY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wyoming (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

269

2024 Value

± 162

14%

1 Year growth

± 80.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in James Town, WY grew at a rate of 14%, from 236 employees to 269 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in James Town, WY, are Construction (74 people), Transportation & Warehousing (53 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of James Town, WY, though some of these residents may live in James Town, WY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,104

Median earning men ± $109,695

$48,516

Median earning women ± $1,758

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,490).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (25.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.56%).

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing the state of Wyoming. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

James Town, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for James Town, WY. Showing the available data for Wyoming.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (25.8%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.56%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wyoming went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (25.8%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.56%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wyoming for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wyoming

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Wyoming.

John Barrasso

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on June 25, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the death of Craig L. Thomas.

Cynthia Lummis

Senator from Wyoming

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis are the senators currently representing Wyoming.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wyoming over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from James Town, WY

Harriet Hageman

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

James Town, WY is currently represented by Harriet Hageman (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for James Town, WY have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in James Town, WY was $376,700 in 2022, which is 1.13 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $346,400 to $376,700, a 8.75% increase. The homeownership rate in James Town, WY is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in James Town, WY have an average commute time of 15.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in James Town, WY is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$376,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$109,366

$176

Median Property Taxes

±$102

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In James Town, WY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in James Town, WY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in James Town, WY were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in James Town, WY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$118,750

Median Household Income

± $102,131

176

Number of Households

± 107

In 2024, the median household income of the 176 households in James Town, WY grew to $118,750 from the previous year's value of $109,808.

The following chart displays the households in James Town, WY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for James Town, WY is from Wyoming.

0.437

2024 Wage GINI in Wyoming

0.437

2023 Wage GINI in Wyoming

In 2024, the income inequality in Wyoming was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0637% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Wyoming was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wyoming in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wyoming across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Carpooled (6.75%)

In 2024, 82.9% of workers in James Town, WY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in James Town, WY have a shorter commute time (15.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.52% of the workforce in James Town, WY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in James Town, WY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in James Town, WY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in James Town, WY have 4 cars.

Poverty

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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