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Jamestown, North Carolina, in Guilford county, is 4 miles NE of High Point, North Carolina (center to center) and 73 miles NE of Charlotte, North Carolina. The town is included in the Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 3,088 people lived in Jamestown.
In Jamestown, about 68% of adults are married. Jamestown is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Jamestown had a median family income of $77,549. Many people in Jamestown make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Jamestown doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in North Carolina. In Jamestown, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)
Jamestown residents donated more money ($10,800) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 74% of living spaces in Jamestown are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Jamestown as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Jamestown, 92% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in the town.
Jamestown strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):
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| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 4% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. Peers) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Jamestown to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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