COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butte vs Jamestown
PLACE A
Butte, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Jamestown, South Carolina
Butte and Jamestown are close in size. Butte earns more, with a median household income $13,958 higher. Butte has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -6%).
BUTTEJAMESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population6970−1% vs Jamestown
Population density280116+165
Population growth2.9%-5.6%+8.5 pts
Median age50.362.3−12.0
Male63.2%51.6%+11.6 pts
Female36.8%48.4%−11.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%95.2%−8.4 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other13.2%0.0%+13.2 pts
Median household income$49,583$35,625+$13,958
Per capita income$31,253$46,018−$14,765
Poverty rate22.1%1.6%+20.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.392+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate23.3%0.0%+23.3 pts
Labor force participation45.5%64.5%−19.1 pts
Median home value$137,500$87,700+$49,800
Median gross rent$389$1,615−$1,226
Owner-occupied94.6%69.7%+24.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.3%0.0%+49.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%0.0%Even
Average commute37.930.8+7.1
Worked from home13.0%0.0%+13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.4%22.6%−15.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025