COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lakota vs Jamestown
PLACE A
Lakota, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Jamestown, South Carolina
Lakota is 270% larger than Jamestown. Lakota earns more, with a median household income $33,125 higher. Lakota has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
LAKOTAJAMESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population25970+270% vs Jamestown
Population density355116+240
Population growth4.7%-5.6%+10.3 pts
Median age42.362.3−20.0
Male54.5%51.6%+2.9 pts
Female45.5%48.4%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born5.6%6.5%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%95.2%−15.5 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.1%0.0%+7.1 pts
Asian4.9%0.0%+4.9 pts
Other8.3%0.0%+8.3 pts
Median household income$68,750$35,625+$33,125
Per capita income$38,066$46,018−$7,952
Poverty rate13.2%1.6%+11.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.392+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%11.3%+7.2 pts
Graduate degree6.6%3.2%+3.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation55.1%64.5%−9.4 pts
Median home value$49,000$87,700−$38,700
Median gross rent$436$1,615−$1,179
Owner-occupied77.2%69.7%+7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%0.0%+16.7 pts
Rent-burdened households3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Average commute31.930.8+1.0
Worked from home10.2%0.0%+10.2 pts
Public transit to work3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Uninsured3.0%22.6%−19.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025