Jamestown is a city of 3,265 people in California. At a median age of 47.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 42% less than in California as a whole. The foreign-born share is 4%. The poverty rate is 6.1%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,276, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 103%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jamestown
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants75.9% → 60.8%(−15.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Jamestown's population equals 6.0% of Tuolumne County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.1%(85)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.3%(96)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 212 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jamestown, decade by decade
Jamestown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,098
$54,782
$252,727
7.3%
24.6
2000
3,017
$47,084
$184,534
10.4%
32.6
2010
3,433
$48,894
$346,552
11.0%
46.3
2020
3,478
$38,717
$267,618
12.4%
53.5
2024
3,265
$57,276
$374,600
21.0%
58.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
