Jamestown is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,884 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 199th largest community in Kentucky.Jamestown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jamestown is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamestown who work in office and administrative support (20.47%), teaching (12.56%), and food service (7.91%). Of important note, Jamestown is also a city of artists. Jamestown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Jamestown’s character. Being a small city, Jamestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Jamestown have a very low rate of college education: just 7.50% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $18,484, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,936 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jamestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 44.38% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Jamestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jamestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
