Jamestown, MO Population

Overview

367

Total Population

47.8

Median age

50.41%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jamestown's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jamestown is 47.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jamestown's population under 18 was 16.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jamestown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jamestown, 11.17% were under the age of 15, 16.35% aged 15 to 29, 45.23% aged 30 to 64, 19.62% aged 65 to 84, and 7.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Jamestown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.41% females and 49.59% males in Jamestown, MO.
The Jamestown, MO gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 25.

Jamestown's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jamestown population: 94.01% are White, 0.54% are some other race and 5.45% are multiracial.
Jamestown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 362 (98.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jamestown is White with a population of 345 (94.01% of the total population).

Jamestown's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 398 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Jamestown's population increased by 2 (0.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jamestown's population decreased by 57 (14.77%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jamestown's population was lowest in year 2020 at 329.