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Jamestown Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jamestown Area is $29,361, which is lower than the state average of $30,894 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Jamestown Area median household income is $50,926. On average Jamestown Area residents spend 12.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 16.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #106

Jamestown Area	29,361 USD
North Dakota	30,894 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jamestown Area	31,482 USD
North Dakota	31,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jamestown Area	37,031 USD
North Dakota	39,027 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jamestown Area	25,491 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #227

Jamestown Area	50,926 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jamestown Area	66,541 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jamestown Area	19.88%
North Dakota	60.61%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Jamestown Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Dakota and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jamestown Area		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.41%	$13,190, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.62%	$15,640, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.72%	$4,276, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.27%	$15,961, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jamestown Area	66,598 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jamestown Area	82,092 USD
North Dakota	90,140 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jamestown Area	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$51,837, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Hispanic	$57,212, see rank	$42,932	$42,396
Asian	$12,232, see rank	$44,537	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$23,725, see rank	$29,857	$37,170
Two or More Races	$43,438, see rank	$39,351	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jamestown Area	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$33,413, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,408, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,910, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$32,173, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jamestown Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,247, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	8,718, 50.55%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,041, 69.29%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,041, 69.29%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,849, 96.82%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	192, 3.18%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,677, 30.71%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	8,529, 49.45%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,430, 63.67%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,430, 63.67%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,272, 97.09%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	158, 2.91%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,099, 36.33%, see rank	34.34%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jamestown Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,884, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,096, 83.57%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	819, 7.52%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	114, 1.05%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	359, 3.30%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	110, 1.01%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	386, 3.55%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jamestown Area	12.8 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jamestown Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,121	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	5,849, 52.59%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,630, 27.87%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	872, 14.91%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	687, 11.75%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	346, 5.92%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	517, 8.84%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,468, 25.10%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	5,272, 47.41%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,808, 34.29%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,489, 28.24%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,638, 31.07%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.59%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	306, 5.80%, see rank	4.20%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jamestown Area	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,121, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	951, 8.55%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	668, 6.01%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,395, 12.54%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	349, 3.14%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,189, 10.69%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	596, 5.36%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	168, 1.51%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	611, 5.49%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	567, 5.10%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,840, 25.54%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	800, 7.19%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	554, 4.98%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	433, 3.89%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jamestown Area	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,201	11.31%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	463	8.57%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.