COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jamestown vs Xenia
PLACE A
Jamestown, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Xenia, Illinois
Jamestown is 81% smaller than Xenia. Xenia earns more, with a median household income $9,688 higher.
JAMESTOWNXENIADIFFERENCE
Total population70360−81% vs Xenia
Population density116730−615
Population growth-5.6%-2.8%−2.7 pts
Median age62.339.8+22.5
Male51.6%43.7%+7.9 pts
Female48.4%56.3%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born6.5%0.5%+5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.2%94.6%+0.6 pts
Black4.8%0.0%+4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Median household income$35,625$45,313−$9,688
Per capita income$46,018$27,811+$18,207
Poverty rate1.6%14.6%−13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.390Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%15.1%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree3.2%8.3%−5.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Labor force participation64.5%64.7%−0.2 pts
Median home value$87,700$90,000−$2,300
Median gross rent$1,615$625+$990
Owner-occupied69.7%80.7%−11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%66.7%−66.7 pts
Average commute30.817.9+12.9
Worked from home0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured22.6%7.0%+15.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025