Jamestown West

Population: 2,398
Median household income: $64,034
Median home value: $145,400

Jamestown West, a community in Chautauqua County, New York, has 2,398 residents. Its median household income of $64,034 runs above the Chautauqua County figure of $56,507.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jamestown West's population declined 5.7% from 2,542 to 2,398, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $100,000 to $145,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.7% of the population. 93.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,398
Median age: 55.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,034
Median home value: $145,400
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 1,222
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5422,398

Median household income

$65,977$64,034

Median home value

$100,000$145,400

Median gross rent

$789$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,542	$65,977	$100,000	$789
2020	2,421	$65,076	$116,800	$768
2021	2,543	$65,608	$130,900	$791
2022	2,587	$61,389	$150,300	$888
2023	2,398	$64,034	$145,400	$880

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7421.0%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	7.2%
5 to 17	219	9.1%
18 to 24	147	6.1%
25 to 34	335	14.0%
35 to 44	151	6.3%
45 to 54	170	7.1%
55 to 64	421	17.6%
65 to 74	503	21.0%
75 and over	279	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,294	95.7%
Black or African American	35	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	5.3%
High school graduate	436	23.5%
Some college or associate's	648	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	391	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	285	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone93.9%

Carpooled1.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	997	93.9%
Carpooled	15	1.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	718	70.9%
15 to 29 min	248	24.5%
30 to 44 min	10	1.0%
45 to 59 min	6	0.6%
60+ min	30	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 5.6% (127 of 2,266)

	Count	Share
Family households	618	56.6%
Nonfamily households	474	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,092	89.4%
Vacant	130	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	738	67.6%
Renter-occupied	354	32.4%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	917	75.0%
1-unit, attached	33	2.7%
2 to 4 units	90	7.4%
5 to 19 units	120	9.8%
20 or more units	62	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3638275
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0885, -79.2810