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Jamestown, NY
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Jamestown profile


Living in Jamestown



Jamestown is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 28,243 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 54th largest community in New York. Jamestown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

A relatively large number of people in Jamestown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.85% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.39 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Jamestown citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.05% of adults in Jamestown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jamestown in 2018 was $24,358, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,432 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jamestown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jamestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jamestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Jamestown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include German, Italian, Irish, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.