Jamestown

Population: 28,401
Median household income: $44,878
Median home value: $79,100

Jamestown, a community in Chautauqua County, New York, has 28,401 residents. The median household income of $44,878 is below the Chautauqua County median ($56,507).

Between 2019 and 2023, Jamestown's population declined 3.7% from 29,504 to 28,401, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $63,200 to $79,100.

71.0% of workers drive to work alone. 53.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,401
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,878
Median home value: $79,100
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 14,442
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,50428,401

Median household income

$33,420$44,878

Median home value

$63,200$79,100

Median gross rent

$616$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,504	$33,420	$63,200	$616
2020	29,290	$34,767	$66,400	$611
2021	28,818	$36,162	$66,100	$646
2022	28,679	$39,507	$76,100	$703
2023	28,401	$44,878	$79,100	$755

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,199	7.7%
5 to 17	4,445	15.7%
18 to 24	2,535	8.9%
25 to 34	4,170	14.7%
35 to 44	3,075	10.8%
45 to 54	3,272	11.5%
55 to 64	3,971	14.0%
65 to 74	2,625	9.2%
75 and over	2,109	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,897	77.1%
Black or African American	1,075	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.2%
Asian	168	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	44	0.2%
Two or more races	1,326	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,842	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,445	12.7%
High school graduate	5,871	30.5%
Some college or associate's	6,453	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,603	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,850	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit1.4%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,148	71.0%
Carpooled	1,434	12.5%
Public transit	155	1.4%
Walked	472	4.1%
Bicycle	60	0.5%
Worked from home	994	8.7%
Other means	218	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,734	64.2%
15 to 29 min	2,460	23.5%
30 to 44 min	714	6.8%
45 to 59 min	249	2.4%
60+ min	330	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 24.0% (6,697 of 27,893)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,275	50.1%
Nonfamily households	6,256	49.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,531	86.8%
Vacant	1,911	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,241	49.8%
Renter-occupied	6,290	50.2%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units34.9%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,721	53.5%
1-unit, attached	179	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5,041	34.9%
5 to 19 units	627	4.3%
20 or more units	832	5.8%
Mobile home & other	42	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3638264
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 42.0976, -79.2361