Jamestown, KY

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2022 Population
2,343
7.92% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
38.3
1.54% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
37.6%
1.99% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$29,438
11% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$124,200
21.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Jamestown, KY had a population of 2.34k people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of $29,438. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Jamestown, KY grew from 2,171 to 2,343, a 7.92% increase and its median household income grew from $26,514 to $29,438, a 11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jamestown, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.67%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.94%), White (Hispanic) (0.128%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.0854%).

None of the households in Jamestown, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Jamestown, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Jamestown, KY was $124,200, and the homeownership rate was 50.3%.

Most people in Jamestown, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jamestown, KY was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Jamestown, KY is home to a population of 2.34k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.512% of Jamestown, KY residents were born outside of the country (12 people).

In 2022, there were 25.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Jamestown, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 86 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 69 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2022 Citizenship
99.7%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Jamestown, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Jamestown, KY was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jamestown, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.18k ± 464
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    86 ± 72
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    69 ± 54
0.213%
Hispanic Population
5 people

In 2022, there were 25.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Jamestown, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 86 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 69 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.213% of the people in Jamestown, KY are hispanic (5 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jamestown, KY as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.512%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
12 people
0.875%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
19 people

As of 2022, 0.512% of Jamestown, KY residents (12 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jamestown, KY was 0.875%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    24 ± 25
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    22 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 20

Jamestown, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jamestown, KY employs 694 people. The largest industries in Jamestown, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (159 people), Educational Services (83 people), and Construction (72 people), and the highest paying industries are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($118,309), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,250).

Occupations

694
2022 Value
± 161
13.2%
1 Year growth
± 29.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jamestown, KY grew at a rate of 13.2%, from 613 employees to 694 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jamestown, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (114 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (82 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (56 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jamestown, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

694
2022 Value
± 161
13.2%
1 Year growth
± 29.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jamestown, KY grew at a rate of 13.2%, from 613 employees to 694 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jamestown, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (159 people), Educational Services (83 people), and Construction (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jamestown, KY, though some of these residents may live in Jamestown, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$33,873
Median earning men ± $6,091
$28,826
Median earning women ± $7,811

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($48,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,438), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($37,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jamestown, KY was $124,200 in 2022, which is 0.441 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $101,900 to $124,200, a 21.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Jamestown, KY is 50.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Jamestown, KY have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jamestown, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$124,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$30,717
$430
Median Property Taxes
±$122

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Rent vs Own

50.3%
Homeownership
2022
73.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 50.3% of the housing units in Jamestown, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.6%.

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Income by Location

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Census Tract 9603
Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$29,438
Median Household Income
± $9,023
855
Number of Households
± 173

In 2022, the median household income of the 855 households in Jamestown, KY grew to $29,438 from the previous year's value of $26,514.

The following chart displays the households in Jamestown, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jamestown, KY is from Kentucky.
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.453
2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (86.1%)
  2. Carpooled (8.08%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.14%)

In 2022, 86.1% of workers in Jamestown, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.08%) and those who worked at home (3.14%).

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Commute Time

17.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jamestown, KY have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.39% of the workforce in Jamestown, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jamestown, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jamestown, KY have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

37.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jamestown, KY (820 out of 2.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jamestown, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Jamestown, KY has health coverage, with 25.7% on employee plans, 50.3% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 5.93% on non-group plans, and 1.28% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Russell County, KY see 3000 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.435% increase from the previous year (2987 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3631 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 648 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,000 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Russell County, KY

Primary care physicians in Russell County, KY see an average of 3,000 patients per year. This represents a 0.435% increase from the previous year (2,987 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Russell County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.6% under 18 years, 12.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.7% were men and 58.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.92%
Uninsured
25.7%
Employer Coverage
50.3%
Medicaid
12.9%
Medicare
5.93%
Non-Group
1.28%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jamestown, KY grew by 57.8% from 2.48% to 3.92%.

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