Jamestown, NY Demographic Data
Jamestown, NY Summary
Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County in New York
- Population: 30,916
- Area: 9.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.13 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,411.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,392.39 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Jamestown, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
15,671
52%
50.8
Male
14,674
48%
49.2
Total Population
30,345
323,128,000
Jamestown, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,007
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,053
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,262
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,834
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,887
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,331
14.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,507
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,045
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,045
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,634
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,251
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,679
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
810
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,896
75.5%
77.2
Female
12,099
52.8%
51.3
Male
10,797
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,735
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,660
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,740
15.6%
15.2
Female
2,712
57.2%
55.8
Male
2,028
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Jamestown, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
29,410
96.9%
96.8
White
26,598
87.7%
72.6
Black or African American
1,396
4.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
154
0.5%
0.8
Asian
159
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
50
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
85
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
16
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
16
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,087
3.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
935
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,764
9.1%
17.8
Mexican
191
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2,294
7.6%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
267
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
27,581
90.9%
82.2
Jamestown, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
780
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,051
10.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,036
34.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,042
19.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,825
13.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,108
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,460
7.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,831
13.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,471
86.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,568
17.6%
31.2
Jamestown, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,254
34.4%
33.7%
Now Married
9,408
39.2%
47.5
Divorced
3,860
16.1%
11.0%
Separated
844
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,657
6.9
5.8%
Jamestown, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,699
90.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,639
9.3%
21.6%
Spanish
1,990
7.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
426
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
87
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
136
0.5%
1.1%
Jamestown, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,943
15.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,424
11.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,058
16.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,483
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,879
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,729
13.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,284
10.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
642
5.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
152
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
100
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
30,935
57,617
Per capita income
18,656
31,128
Jamestown, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
115
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,297
10.6%
9.8
Construction
633
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,136
25.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
478
3.9%
6.6
Information
131
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,223
18.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
694
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
890
7.3%
11.4
Public administration
339
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,644
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
325
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
279
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
961
7.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,092
25.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,399
19.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,291
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,441
20.0%
18.1%
Jamestown, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,878
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,011
75.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,593
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
68
0.6%
5.1
Walked
654
5.5%
2.7
Other means
221
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
331
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.0
26.6
Jamestown, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,502
19.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,896
46.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,344
26.3%
37.1
3 or more
952
7.5%
21.0
Jamestown, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,694
84.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,384
50.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,310
49.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,293
15.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Jamestown, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,987
1 room
419
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
368
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,031
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,243
15.0%
16.5
5 rooms
2,923
19.5%
19.8
6 rooms
3,569
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
2,205
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,114
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,115
7.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Jamestown, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
14,987
1-unit, detached
7,837
52.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
258
1.7%
5.9
2-units
3,270
21.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,797
12.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
418
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
404
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
903
6.0%
9.0
Mobile home
100
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Jamestown, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8,788
58.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,402
9.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,916
12.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,174
7.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
911
6.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
306
2.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
209
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
226
1.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
45
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.1%
1.4%
Jamestown, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9,215
72.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
79
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
3,023
23.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
103
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
27
0.2%
0.1
Wood
106
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
109
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
32
0.3%
1.1
Jamestown, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,513
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
27
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
1.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
154
4.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
169
4.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
801
22.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,324
66.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,981
56.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
404
11.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
272
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
204
5.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
633
18.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Jamestown, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,155
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
36
0.6%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
324
5.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,755
28.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
4,040
65.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
155
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
590
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
651
10.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
634
10.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
653
10.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
519
8.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
404
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,233
53.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
216
0.0%
0.0%
Jamestown, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,384
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,769
27.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,602
56.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
547
8.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
222
3.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
143
2.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
81
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
64,700
205,000
