2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Athens, TX vs Jamestown, ND

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Highlights
- Household income in Jamestown, is 7% more than it is in Athens and is 41% below the National Average.
- Athens unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Jamestown unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Athens, TXJamestown, NDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock2.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,982  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,038$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,679  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Athens, TXJamestown, NDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Athens, TXJamestown, NDUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.1%13.1%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    1 Reviews

Over 20 years ago

There is something called mobbing or gangstalking and there is a lot of information about it on the internet. It says the police are in on it and there is something  More

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