Jamestown West, NY

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Jamestown West, New York

Jamestown West has a population of 2,535.

The People and Families of Jamestown West

In Jamestown West, about 60% of adults are married.

Jamestown West benefits from the stability of its large group of senior citizens.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Jamestown West had a median family income of $52,688. To its credit, the people in Jamestown West value education and a large proportion are college graduates.

Jamestown West Housing

About 81% of housing units in Jamestown West are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Jamestown West, 94% of commuters drive to work. You'll want a car to get around in the town. Or at least you'll find that a great majority of people here drive everywhere. Commuting to work is generally easier in Jamestown West than in most places of its size.

High Points

Jamestown West strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 14%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 17%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Jamestown West, NY

Comparing Jamestown West to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,535	100%
Male	1,189	46.9%
Female	1,346	53.1%
Under 18	547	21.6%
18+	1,988	78.4%
65+	644	25.4%
Median Age	46
Average Family Size	2.89
White	2,498	98.5%
African-American	6	0.2%
Asian	12	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.2%
Other	3	0.1%
Mixed Race	12	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	17	0.7%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	23.6%
Swedish	21.7%
German	14.2%
English	9.1%
US/American	7.5%
Irish	6.6%
Polish	3.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.7%
French (except Basque)	1.6%
Hungarian	1.5%
Albanian	1.2%
Scottish	1.1%
Dutch	1%
Norwegian	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
Austrian	0.6%
Slovak	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Russian	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%

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