Jamestown, ND

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

21,525

0.389% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Hoeven

Republican Party

US Senator

Kevin Cramer

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.6

0.744% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12.4%

5.31% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$60,172

1.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$200,300

4.87% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

10,632

1.56% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Jamestown, ND had a population of 21.5k people with a median age of 40.6 and a median household income of $60,172. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Jamestown, ND declined from 21,609 to 21,525, a −0.389% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,167 to $60,172, a 1.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jamestown, ND are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.81%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.08%), White (Hispanic) (1.57%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.18%).

None of the households in Jamestown, ND reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Jamestown, ND are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jamestown, ND are University of Jamestown (281 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Jamestown, ND was $200,300, and the homeownership rate was 63.6%.

Most people in Jamestown, ND drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15 minutes. The average car ownership in Jamestown, ND was 2 cars per household.

United States North Dakota

Population & Diversity

Jamestown, ND is home to a population of 21.5k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.75% of Jamestown, ND residents were born outside of the country (593 people).

In 2023, there were 32.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.5k people) in Jamestown, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 604 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 447 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.4% of Jamestown, ND residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Jamestown, ND was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jamestown, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jamestown, ND

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.5k ± 97
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
604 ± 182
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
447 ± 17

2.95%

Hispanic Population

635 people

2.95% of the people in Jamestown, ND are hispanic (635 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jamestown, ND as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for North Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Philippines
2,804 ± 1,298 people
Canada
2,799 ± 1,297 people
Mexico
2,784 ± 1,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Dakota was Philippines, the natal country of 2,804 North Dakota residents, followed by Canada with 2,799 and Mexico with 2,784.

Foreign-Born Population

2.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

593 people

2.49%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

538 people

As of 2023, 2.75% of Jamestown, ND residents (593 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jamestown, ND was 2.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jamestown, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
357 ± 163
Gulf War (2001-)
356 ± 163
Gulf War (1990s)
142 ± 84

Jamestown, ND has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jamestown, ND employs 10.6k people. The largest industries in Jamestown, ND are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,920 people), Retail Trade (1,212 people), and Manufacturing (1,172 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($105,341), and Utilities ($77,292).

Males in North Dakota have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,891. The income inequality in North Dakota (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

10.6k

2023 Value

± 717

−1.56%

1 Year decline

± 9.54%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jamestown, ND declined at a rate of −1.56%, from 10.8k employees to 10.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jamestown, ND, are Management Occupations (1,628 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,264 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (919 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jamestown, ND.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Dakota (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.6k

2023 Value

± 717

−1.56%

1 Year decline

± 9.54%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jamestown, ND declined at a rate of −1.56%, from 10.8k employees to 10.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jamestown, ND, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,920 people), Retail Trade (1,212 people), and Manufacturing (1,172 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jamestown, ND, though some of these residents may live in Jamestown, ND and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,948

Median earning men ± $5,671

$39,296

Median earning women ± $3,001

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,625), Public Administration ($67,386), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,750), Manufacturing ($54,700), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,219).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.83%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 428k people employed in North Dakota. This represents a 2.83% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Dakota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

43
Construction
40
Other Services (except Public Administration)
34
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$138k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$53.7k
Manufacturing
$43.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2022, universities in Jamestown, ND awarded 281 degrees. The student population of Jamestown, ND in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 646 male students and 596 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jamestown, ND are White (242 and 90.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (10 and 3.75%), Asian (4 and 1.5%), and Unknown (4 and 1.5%).

The largest universities in Jamestown, ND by number of degrees awarded are University of Jamestown (281 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jamestown, ND are Curriculum & Instruction (48 and 17.1%), Physical Therapy (33 and 11.7%), and Organizational Leadership (21 and 7.47%).

The median tuition cost in Jamestown, ND for private four year colleges is $23,400.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Jamestown, ND, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 1,242 (52% men and 48% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 1,242 students enrolled in Jamestown, ND, 52% men and 48% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 923 records, of which 52% were women and 48% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
16 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
20 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
19 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Jamestown, ND was Registered Nursing with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Jamestown, ND according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of Jamestown

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

281 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Jamestown with 281 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 123 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jamestown, ND, which is 0.778 times less than the 158 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 242 degrees mean that there were 24.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 10 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($23,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($800) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 0.399% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.605% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (157k), Some college (149k), and Bachelors Degree (122k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jamestown, ND was $200,300 in 2023, which is 0.66 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $191,000 to $200,300, a 4.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Jamestown, ND is 63.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Jamestown, ND have an average commute time of 15 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jamestown, ND is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jamestown, ND is $60,172. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Jamestown, ND was Burke County, ND with a value of $96,339, followed by Dunn County, ND and Williams County, ND, with respective values of $94,688 and $90,224.

Housing

Property

$200,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,203

$5,915

Median Property Taxes

±$532

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 Jamestown, ND the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.6%

Homeownership

2023

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 63.6% of the housing units in Jamestown, ND were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jamestown, ND compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jamestown, ND was Burke County, ND with a value of $96,339, followed by Dunn County, ND and Williams County, ND, with respective values of $94,688 and $90,224.

The following map shows all of the counties in Jamestown, ND colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$60,172

Median Household Income

± $5,876

9.3k

Number of Households

± 730

In 2023, the median household income of the 9.3k households in Jamestown, ND grew to $60,172 from the previous year's value of $59,167.

The following chart displays the households in Jamestown, ND 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jamestown, ND is from North Dakota.

0.436

2022 Wage GINI in North Dakota

0.433

2021 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2022, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.835% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Dakota in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Carpooled (9.35%)
Worked At Home (5.84%)

In 2023, 80.5% of workers in Jamestown, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.35%) and those who worked at home (5.84%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jamestown, ND have a shorter commute time (15 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.69% of the workforce in Jamestown, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jamestown, ND distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jamestown, ND have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jamestown, ND (2.47k out of 19.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jamestown, ND is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

94.7% of the population of Jamestown, ND has health coverage, with 50.7% on employee plans, 12.2% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 2.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Dakota see 1286 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0777% decrease from the previous year (1287 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1438 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 471 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,286 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Dakota

Primary care physicians in North Dakota see an average of 1,286 patients per year. This represents a 0.0777% decrease from the previous year (1,287 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in North Dakota in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 19.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.27%

Uninsured

50.7%

Employer Coverage

12.2%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

15.2%

Non-Group

2.71%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jamestown, ND declined by 28% from 7.32% to 5.27%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jamestown, ND changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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