Jamestown West, NY

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2024 Population
2,424
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
55.8
1.27% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
9.54%
70.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$54,250
15.3% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$146,000
0.413% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,021
4.67% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Jamestown West, NY 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.

99.1% of the residents in Jamestown West, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Jamestown West, NY was $146,000, and the homeownership rate was 68.1%.

Most people in Jamestown West, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jamestown West, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Jamestown West, NY is home to a population of 2.42k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.61% of Jamestown West, NY residents were born outside of the country (39 people).

In 2024, there were 16.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Jamestown West, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 132 White (Hispanic) and 34 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Jamestown West, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jamestown West, NY was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jamestown West, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.18k ± 344
  2. White (Hispanic)
    132 ± 120
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    34 ± 44
5.86%
Hispanic Population
142 people

In 2024, there were 16.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.18k people) in Jamestown West, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 132 White (Hispanic) and 34 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.86% of the people in Jamestown West, NY are hispanic (142 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.61%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
39 people
1.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
36 people

As of 2024, 1.61% of Jamestown West, NY residents (39 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 West, NY was 1.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    52 ± 39
  2. Korea
    19 ± 24
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    17 ± 31

Jamestown West, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.74 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jamestown West, NY employs 1.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jamestown West, NY were Educational Services (215 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), and Public Administration (111 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($80,625), Educational Services ($50,409), and Public Administration ($47,473).

Employment

Occupations

1.02k
2024 Value
± 249
−4.67%
1 Year decline
± 34.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jamestown West, NY declined at a rate of −4.67%, from 1.07k employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jamestown West, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (157 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (141 people), and Management Occupations (106 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jamestown West, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.02k
2024 Value
± 249
−4.67%
1 Year decline
± 34.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jamestown West, NY declined at a rate of −4.67%, from 1.07k employees to 1.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jamestown West, NY, are Educational Services (215 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (128 people), and Public Administration (111 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jamestown West, NY, though some of these residents may live in Jamestown West, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,417
Median earning men ± $14,900
$34,931
Median earning women ± $5,791

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,857), Manufacturing ($80,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,177).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,583), Public Administration ($46,442), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,833).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jamestown West, NY was $146,000 in 2024, which is 0.439 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $145,400 to $146,000, a 0.413% increase. The homeownership rate in Jamestown West, NY is 68.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jamestown West, NY have an average commute time of 11.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jamestown West, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$146,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,250
$760
Median Property Taxes
±$181

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 West, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

68.1%
Homeownership
2024
69.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.1% of the housing units in Jamestown West, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,250
Median Household Income
± $14,113
1.12k
Number of Households
± 225

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.12k households in Jamestown West, NY declined from $54,250 from the previous year's value of $64,034.

The following chart displays the households in Jamestown West, NY 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jamestown West, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.8%)
  2. Carpooled (8.26%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.97%)

In 2024, 84.8% of workers in Jamestown West, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.26%) and those who worked at home (6.97%).

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.

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Commute Time

11.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jamestown West, NY have a shorter commute time (11.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Jamestown West, NY 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 West, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jamestown West, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.54% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jamestown West, NY (218 out of 2.29k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jamestown West, NY 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

97.6% of the population of Jamestown West, NY has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 23.8% on Medicaid, 27.3% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 0.345% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 30.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.37%
Uninsured
31.8%
Employer Coverage
23.8%
Medicaid
27.3%
Medicare
14.4%
Non-Group
0.345%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jamestown West, NY declined by 32.3% from 3.5% to 2.37%.

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