City safety & data profile

JamestownND

Jamestown, ND is a 15K-resident city in Stutsman County with a median household income of $56,554.

Stutsman County, North Dakota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Jamestown, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Jamestown has a population larger than 29% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $199,800, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 30%
By size
$56,554
Median income (place)
$199,800
Median home (place)
14.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Jamestown

Jamestown posts a median household income higher than 17% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Jamestown area.

Bottom 18%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Jamestown

Where Jamestown income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$56,554 Bottom 17% higher than 17% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Jamestown $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Jamestown, ND beyond the headline numbers

Jamestown sits inside Stutsman County, North Dakota, at roughly 46.91°N, -98.71°W. Population 15,422, $56,554 median household income. Median home value $199,800, median rent $773. Poverty rate 14.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Jamestown, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Jamestown, ND stands at 14.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Jamestown costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 5% of Jamestown workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 21% in Jamestown, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Jamestown workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Jamestown from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,422
Jamestown · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$56,554
-37% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$199,800
-52% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Stutsman County): Jamestown's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
22K+2%
Median Income
$61,856+23%
Median Home Value
$208,400+111%
Poverty Rate
12.6%+5%
Unemployment
4%+25%

Economics

Economics indicators for Jamestown, ND
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$773/mo
Poverty Rate
14.7% +19% vs avg
Unemployment 4.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 24%
Work From Home 5%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 89.4%
African American 3.4%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
40%
High Blood Pressure
33.2%
Short Sleep Duration
31%
Physical Inactivity
25.8%
Binge Drinking
21%
Current Smoking
15.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.4%
Diabetes
10.8%
Current Asthma
10.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.7%
Annual Checkup 73%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.3%
Stroke
3.7%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
JAMESTOWN · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Jamestown?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Jamestown right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet ND-JAMESTOWN-ND · Jamestown

Jamestown: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Jamestown; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse North Dakota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Jamestown, ND?
Jamestown, ND has a population of 15,422 people, located in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
What is the median household income in Jamestown?
The median household income in Jamestown, ND is $56,554 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 14.7%.
What is the median home value in Jamestown?
The median home value in Jamestown, ND is $199,800. Median rent is $773/month.
What are the top health concerns in Jamestown?
The top health indicators in Jamestown include Obesity (40%), High Blood Pressure (33.2%), Short Sleep Duration (31%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Jamestown?
Jamestown has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Jamestown?
The median age in Jamestown, ND is 40.7 years. 24% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Jamestown, both outside North Dakota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside ND (14.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside ND ($56,554 here).

Compare Jamestown with another city

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Using Jamestown's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Jamestown area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Stutsman County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.