Jamestown is a city of 15,787 people in North Dakota. The average commute runs 11 minutes. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $199,800. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,554, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jamestown
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.2% → 24.0%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share97.9% → 88.0%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.4% → 4.1%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)29%(233)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(195)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.6%(222)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.7%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 804 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
15,571
$53,152
$114,483
19.2%
5.1
2000
15,527
$57,382
$119,318
22.2%
9.5
2010
15,427
$60,715
$138,534
24.1%
15.2
2020
15,849
$60,415
$183,139
22.3%
27.1
2024
15,787
$56,554
$199,800
24.0%
27.6
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.
