Falconer vs Jamestown West

A side-by-side comparison of Falconer and Jamestown West: population, income, housing, and more.

Falconer and Jamestown West are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jamestown West has the higher population (2,398 vs 2,103 in Falconer). Jamestown West has the higher median household income ($64,034 vs $50,231 in Falconer). Jamestown West has the higher median home value ($145,400 vs $85,700 in Falconer).

Population, income & housing

	Falconer	Jamestown West
Population	2,103	2,398
Median age	41.9 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,231	$64,034
Median home value	$85,700	$145,400
Median gross rent	$721	$880
Housing units	1,090	1,222
Homeownership rate	66.0%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Falconer	Jamestown West
Population	2,399 → 2,103 (-12.3%)	2,542 → 2,398 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$40,481 → $50,231 (+24.1%)	$65,977 → $64,034 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$69,900 → $85,700 (+22.6%)	$100,000 → $145,400 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $721 (+15.7%)	$789 → $880 (+11.5%)

Falconer

Population

2,3992,103

Median household income

$40,481$50,231

Median home value

$69,900$85,700

Median gross rent

$623$721

Jamestown West

Population

2,5422,398

Median household income

$65,977$64,034

Median home value

$100,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$789$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Falconer	Jamestown West
Under 5	4.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.6%	9.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	6.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	7.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	21.0%
75 and over	5.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Falconer	Jamestown West
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Falconer	Jamestown West
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	37.1%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Falconer	Jamestown West
Drove alone	82.2%	93.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	1.4%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Falconer	Jamestown West
1-unit, detached	60.3%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	24.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	9.8%
20 or more units	1.6%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Falconer	Jamestown West
Poverty rate	16.6%	5.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	18	12
Median year structure built	1948	1964