Jamestown

Population: 2,156
Median household income: $24,688
Median home value: $96,000

Jamestown, a community in Fentress County, Tennessee, has 2,156 residents. At $24,688, its median household income sits below Fentress County's $50,865.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jamestown's population grew 10.6% from 1,949 to 2,156, while its median home value rose 42.0% from $67,600 to $96,000.

Households average 2.06 people. The median gross rent is $446.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,156
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $24,688
Median home value: $96,000
Median gross rent: $446
Housing units: 1,169
Homeownership rate: 31.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9492,156

Median household income

$16,915$24,688

Median home value

$67,600$96,000

Median gross rent

$411$446

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,949	$16,915	$67,600	$411
2020	2,145	$17,051	$69,200	$387
2021	2,058	$18,000	$68,100	$420
2022	2,126	$24,750	$78,400	$514
2023	2,156	$24,688	$96,000	$446

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	5.6%
5 to 17	236	10.9%
18 to 24	246	11.4%
25 to 34	256	11.9%
35 to 44	404	18.7%
45 to 54	248	11.5%
55 to 64	247	11.5%
65 to 74	224	10.4%
75 and over	174	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,042	94.7%
Black or African American	36	1.7%
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	67	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	348	22.4%
High school graduate	756	48.7%
Some college or associate's	359	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	59	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	31	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means4.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	609	74.8%
Carpooled	138	17.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	35	4.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	651	80.0%
15 to 29 min	89	10.9%
30 to 44 min	23	2.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	51	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 43.0% (863 of 2,008)

	Count	Share
Family households	354	36.8%
Nonfamily households	607	63.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	961	82.2%
Vacant	208	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	306	31.8%
Renter-occupied	655	68.2%

1-unit, detached53.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units21.4%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	620	53.0%
1-unit, attached	16	1.4%
2 to 4 units	250	21.4%
5 to 19 units	159	13.6%
20 or more units	17	1.5%
Mobile home & other	107	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4737780
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4308, -84.9356