Jamestown

Population: 709
Median household income: $44,821
Median home value: $86,900

Jamestown is a community in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, home to 709 residents. The median household income of $44,821 is below the Mercer County median ($60,614).

From 2019 to 2023, Jamestown's population declined 3.0% from 731 to 709, while its median home value rose 18.2% from $73,500 to $86,900.

Owners occupy 59.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 709
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,821
Median home value: $86,900
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 350
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

731709

Median household income

$37,188$44,821

Median home value

$73,500$86,900

Median gross rent

$752$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	731	$37,188	$73,500	$752
2020	761	$32,308	$72,600	$773
2021	631	$34,500	$71,900	$756
2022	650	$41,000	$84,400	$822
2023	709	$44,821	$86,900	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	2.3%
5 to 17	159	22.4%
18 to 24	46	6.5%
25 to 34	37	5.2%
35 to 44	120	16.9%
45 to 54	87	12.3%
55 to 64	84	11.8%
65 to 74	71	10.0%
75 and over	89	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	692	97.6%
Black or African American	4	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	9.0%
High school graduate	213	43.6%
Some college or associate's	158	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	34	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	39	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled1.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	235	90.4%
Carpooled	4	1.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	5.0%
Bicycle	3	1.2%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	5	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	33.5%
15 to 29 min	64	24.6%
30 to 44 min	61	23.5%
45 to 59 min	26	10.0%
60+ min	22	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 10.6% (75 of 709)

	Count	Share
Family households	206	63.8%
Nonfamily households	117	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	323	92.3%
Vacant	27	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	193	59.8%
Renter-occupied	130	40.2%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	243	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	38	10.9%
Mobile home & other	60	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4237696
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.4841, -80.4372