Jamesville is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,364 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Jamesville is the 248th largest community in New York.

Jamesville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Jamesville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamesville who work in management occupations (13.78%), office and administrative support jobs (10.63%), and sales jobs (10.24%).

Also of interest is that Jamesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Jamesville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Jamesville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Jamesville's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Jamesville is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Jamesville, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.64% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Jamesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Jamesville Information and Demographics

The citizens of Jamesville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 41.88% of adults in Jamesville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jamesville in 2000 was $29,984, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,936 for a family of four.

The people who call Jamesville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jamesville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jamesville include Irish, Italian, German, English, Polish, and Ukrainian.

The most common language spoken in Jamesville is English.