COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oakes vs Jamestown
PLACE A
Oakes, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Jamestown, South Carolina
Oakes is 2421% larger than Jamestown. Oakes earns more, with a median household income $32,007 higher.
OAKESJAMESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,76570+2421% vs Jamestown
Population density1,129116+1,013
Population growth-3.1%-5.6%+2.4 pts
Median age38.862.3−23.5
Male51.3%51.6%−0.3 pts
Female48.7%48.4%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born4.5%6.5%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%95.2%−8.1 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%0.0%+8.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
Median household income$67,632$35,625+$32,007
Per capita income$38,866$46,018−$7,152
Poverty rate12.1%1.6%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.392+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%11.3%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree5.1%3.2%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation70.4%64.5%+5.9 pts
Median home value$159,700$87,700+$72,000
Median gross rent$843$1,615−$772
Owner-occupied77.1%69.7%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%0.0%+9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%0.0%+44.3 pts
Average commute14.230.8−16.7
Worked from home8.9%0.0%+8.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.0%22.6%−11.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025