Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jamestown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.17 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Jamestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Jamestown with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $18,266, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,064 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jamestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.55% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Jamestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jamestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
