Jamestown Demographics

Population Jamestown U.S.
Total Population 15,527 281,421,920
Female 52.1% 50.9%
Male 47.9% 49.1%
18 years and over 78.3% 74.3%
65 years and over 18.1% 12.4%
Married Persons 52.4% 56.5%
Single Persons 47.6% 43.5%
Median Age 38.6 35.3
Average Family Size 2.8 3.1
Ethnicity
White 97.6% 77.0%
Black or African American 0.4% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2% 0.9%
Asian 0.5% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.3% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.2% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Jamestown U.S.
Total Housing Units 6,972 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $68,600 $119,600
Number of Households 6,505 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.17 2.59
Economic Characteristics Jamestown U.S.
Median Household Income $31,500 $41,994
Per Capita Income $16,686 $21,587
In Labor Force 64.0% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 250 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Jamestown U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 1,469 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 824 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 1,083 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 32.3% 28.6%
Associates Degree 5.6% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 5.9% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census