Demographics of Jamestown city, North Dakota

Jamestown city, North Dakota had 15,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −125 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jamestown city, in four figures

15,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,787 ±54.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −125 people.; 40.7 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,554 ±$3,879
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jamestown city, North Dakota's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jamestown city, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Jamestown city, North Dakota's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jamestown city, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,813	100.0	100.0
2021	15,826	100.1	100.2
2022	15,783	99.8	100.7
2023	15,788	99.8	101.6
2024	15,725	99.4	102.5
2025	15,688	99.2	103.1

Population of Jamestown city, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,813	—
2021	15,826	+13
2022	15,783	−43
2023	15,788	+5
2024	15,725	−63
2025	15,688	−37

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±1.6: for men 38.7 ±1.0 and for women 43.6 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jamestown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	665 ±156	4.2% ±1.0	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,010 ±221	12.7% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,964 ±223	12.4% ±1.4	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,061 ±283	25.7% ±1.8	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,887 ±362	24.6% ±2.3	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,200 ±357	20.3% ±2.3	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,554 ±$3,879, and income per person $37,433 ±$3,485, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,657 ±$1,163 in North Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jamestown city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	1,840 ±350	25.8% ±4.9	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,397 ±265	19.6% ±3.7	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,137 ±273	16.0% ±3.8	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	815 ±172	11.4% ±2.4	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,220 ±236	17.1% ±3.3	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	364 ±120	5.1% ±1.7	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	350 ±124	4.9% ±1.7	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jamestown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	2,070 ±458	14.7% ±3.2	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	72 to 316	2.9% to 12.1%	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	963 ±295	13.4% ±4.0	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	913 ±309	21.2% ±6.8	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jamestown city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jamestown city	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	7,704 ±148	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±2.1	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±2.7	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.6% ±3.8	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.4% ±4.2	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$199,800 ±$18,432	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$773 ±$53	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jamestown city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	653 ±46	4.1% ±0.3	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,898 ±150	88.0% ±0.9	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	487 ±39	3.1% ±0.2	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 ±51	0.7% ±0.3	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	341 ±130	2.2% ±0.8	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	271 ±128	1.7% ±0.8	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jamestown city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	10,539 ±491	66.8% ±3.1	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,556 ±491	28.9% ±3.1	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	192 ±76	1.2% ±0.5	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	500 ±98	3.2% ±0.6	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	258 ±78	1.6% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	242 ±98	1.5% ±0.6	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Jamestown city among the places of North Dakota

9th of 13 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Places of North Dakota near Jamestown city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Minot city	47,791 ±34
West Fargo city	40,094 ±39
Williston city	28,056 ±24
Dickinson city	25,357 ±34
Mandan city	24,522 ±32
Jamestown city	15,787 ±54
Wahpeton city	8,010 ±68
Devils Lake city	7,308 ±45
Valley City city	6,541 ±24
Watford City city	6,039 ±29

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026