Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jamestown is worth considering.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.67 minutes getting to work every day.
Jamestown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Jamestown ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.06% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $16,738, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,952 for a family of four. Jamestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.44% 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 German, English, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
