Jamestown, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

2,230

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.2

6.19% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

34%

20.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$30,685

24.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Jamestown, TN is home to a population of 2.23k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.762% of Jamestown, TN residents were born outside of the country (17 people).

In 2024, there were 43.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.11k people) in Jamestown, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 29 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Jamestown, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jamestown, TN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jamestown, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jamestown, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.11k ± 495
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
48 ± 67
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
29 ± 30

1.12%

Hispanic Population

25 people

1.12% of the people in Jamestown, TN are hispanic (25 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jamestown, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

0.762%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

17 people

0.278%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2024, 0.762% of Jamestown, TN residents (17 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jamestown, TN was 0.278%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jamestown, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
18 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 19
Korea
5 ± 16

Jamestown, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Jamestown, TN.

Economy

The economy of Jamestown, TN employs 974 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jamestown, TN were Retail Trade (194 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (105 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,322), Public Administration ($44,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,063).

Employment

Occupations

974

2024 Value

± 263

13.8%

1 Year growth

± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jamestown, TN grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 856 employees to 974 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jamestown, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (231 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (121 people), and Production Occupations (94 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jamestown, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

974

2024 Value

± 263

13.8%

1 Year growth

± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jamestown, TN grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 856 employees to 974 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jamestown, TN, are Retail Trade (194 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (116 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (105 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jamestown, TN, though some of these residents may live in Jamestown, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$26,011

Median earning men ± $10,661

$24,167

Median earning women ± $15,059

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,928), Public Administration ($44,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,500), Retail Trade ($45,078), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,781).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jamestown, TN was $135,000 in 2024, which is 0.406 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $96,000 to $135,000, a 40.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Jamestown, TN is 41.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jamestown, TN have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jamestown, TN is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$135,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,022

$402

Median Property Taxes

±$139

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jamestown, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jamestown, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41.5%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.5% of the housing units in Jamestown, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 31.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jamestown, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$30,685

Median Household Income

± $10,300

969

Number of Households

± 212

In 2024, the median household income of the 969 households in Jamestown, TN grew to $30,685 from the previous year's value of $24,688.

The following chart displays the households in Jamestown, TN 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jamestown, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.8%)
Carpooled (18.6%)
Other (7.72%)

In 2024, 66.8% of workers in Jamestown, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jamestown, TN have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.27% of the workforce in Jamestown, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jamestown, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jamestown, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jamestown, TN have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jamestown, TN (710 out of 2.09k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jamestown, TN 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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