COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jamestown vs Fairborn
PLACE A
Jamestown, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fairborn, Ohio
Jamestown is 100% smaller than Fairborn. Fairborn earns more, with a median household income $26,126 higher. Fairborn has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
JAMESTOWNFAIRBORNDIFFERENCE
Total population7035,754−100% vs Fairborn
Population density1162,454−2,338
Population growth-5.6%6.7%−12.2 pts
Median age62.335.7+26.6
Male51.6%49.8%+1.8 pts
Female48.4%50.2%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born6.5%5.3%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%77.1%+18.1 pts
Black4.8%9.0%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Median household income$35,625$61,751−$26,126
Per capita income$46,018$37,921+$8,097
Poverty rate1.6%13.7%−12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%30.2%−19.0 pts
Graduate degree3.2%13.4%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation64.5%66.5%−2.0 pts
Median home value$87,700$175,000−$87,300
Median gross rent$1,615$977+$638
Owner-occupied69.7%51.2%+18.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.5%−40.5 pts
Average commute30.821.2+9.6
Worked from home0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured22.6%5.8%+16.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025