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Jamesville, NC

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Overview


Jamesville is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 410 people and just one neighborhood, Jamesville is the 501st largest community in North Carolina.

Occupations and Workforce

Jamesville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jamesville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamesville who work in food service (11.27%), sales jobs (9.86%), and art, media, and design (9.86%).

Of important note, Jamesville is also a town of artists. Jamesville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Jamesville’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jamesville is worth considering.

One downside of living in Jamesville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Jamesville, the average commute to work is 31.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

Jamesville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.27% of adults in Jamesville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Jamesville in 2022 was $30,134, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,536 for a family of four. However, Jamesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jamesville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jamesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jamesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jamesville include English, Irish, German, Other Arab, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Jamesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.6% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 27 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Canadian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Jamesville are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 45.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 92.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 37.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.1%), and 12.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Jamesville, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.0%), and residents who report Scottish roots (2.7%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.2%).

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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