Fredonia vs Jamestown West

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

Fredonia 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.

Fredonia has the higher population (9,601 vs 2,398 in Jamestown West). Jamestown West has the higher median household income ($64,034 vs $47,694 in Fredonia). Fredonia has the higher median home value ($184,400 vs $145,400 in Jamestown West).

Population, income & housing

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
Population	9,601	2,398
Median age	34.3 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,694	$64,034
Median home value	$184,400	$145,400
Median gross rent	$866	$880
Housing units	4,358	1,222
Homeownership rate	56.6%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
Population	10,464 → 9,601 (-8.2%)	2,542 → 2,398 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$49,071 → $47,694 (-2.8%)	$65,977 → $64,034 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$130,700 → $184,400 (+41.1%)	$100,000 → $145,400 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $866 (+16.7%)	$789 → $880 (+11.5%)

Fredonia

Population

10,4649,601

Median household income

$49,071$47,694

Median home value

$130,700$184,400

Median gross rent

$742$866

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)

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
Under 5	3.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	10.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	30.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	6.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.1%
55 to 64	8.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	21.0%
75 and over	9.4%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	95.7%
Black or African American	4.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.6%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	28.7%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
Drove alone	69.6%	93.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	1.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	4.7%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
1-unit, detached	53.7%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	9.8%
20 or more units	8.6%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fredonia	Jamestown West
Poverty rate	24.0%	5.6%
Average household size	1.97	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	17	12
Median year structure built	1951	1964