Editing Jamestown, North Dakota (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 393
|1890= 2296
|1900= 2853
|1910= 4358
|1920= 6627
|1930= 8187
|1940= 8790
|1950= 10697
|1960= 15163
|1970= 15385
|1980= 16280
|1990= 15571
|2000= 15527
|2010= 15427
|2020= 15849
|estyear=2023
|estimate=15691
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=November 3, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

As of the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], there are 6,771 estimated households in Jamestown with an average of 2.06 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $53,389. Approximately 14.9% of the city's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Jamestown has an estimated 62.0% employment rate, with 22.1% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 90.5% holding a high school diploma.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Jamestown city, North Dakota|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/jamestowncitynorthdakota/PST045223|access-date=November 3, 2024|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (95.9%), Spanish (1.7%), Indo-European (1.9%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.3%), and Other (0.2%).

The median age in the city was 38.8 years.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Jamestown, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Jamestown city, North Dakota|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3840580&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref>
! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jamestown city, North Dakota|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3840580&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref>
! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jamestown city, North Dakota|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3840580&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 14,923
| 14,448
| style='background: #ffffe6; |14,001
| 96.11%
| 93.65%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |88.34%
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 52
| 120
| style='background: #ffffe6; |433
| 0.33%
| 0.78%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |2.73%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 180
| 271
| style='background: #ffffe6; |278
| 1.16%
| 1.76%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |1.75%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 75
| 90
| style='background: #ffffe6; |122
| 0.48%
| 0.58%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.77%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| 6
| 9
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3
| 0.04%
| 0.06%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 7
| 4
| style='background: #ffffe6; |15
| 0.05%
| 0.03%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| 99
| 162
| style='background: #ffffe6; |466
| 0.64%
| 1.05%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |2.94%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 185
| 323
| style='background: #ffffe6; |531
| 1.19%
| 2.09%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |3.35%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''15,527'''
| '''15,427'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''15,849'''
| '''100.00%'''
| '''100.00%'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 15,849 people, 6,709 households, and 3,499 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Jamestown%20city,%20North%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=November 3, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1193.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 7,493 housing units at an average density of {{convert|564.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.02% from some other races, and 3.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 3.35% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Jamestown city, North Dakota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/jamestown-city-north-dakota/160-3840580/ |access-date=November 3, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18, 5.3% were under 5 years of age, and 20.5% were 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 15,427 people, 6,567 households, and 3,555 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1202.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,983 housing units at an average density of {{convert|544.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.69% from some other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 2.09% of the population.

There were 6,567 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.9% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 15,527 people, 6,505 households, and 3,798 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1246.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 6,970 housing units at an average density of {{convert|559.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.27% from some other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 1.19% of the population.

The top six ancestry groups in the city are [[Germany|German]] (54.0%), [[Norway|Norwegian]] (22.4%), [[Ireland|Irish]] (9.0%), [[England|English]] (6.6%), [[Sweden|Swedish]] (4.1%), [[Russia]]n (3.8%). Many area families cite their heritage as "[[Volga German|Germans from Russia]]", in reference to ethnic Germans who settled in the Russian Empire in the 18th century, many of whose descendants emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century.

There were 6,505 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.85.

The age distribution is 21.7% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $42,245. Males had a median income of $28,310 versus $20,225 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,686. About 6.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.