The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Jamestown has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jamestown a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jamestown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.56 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Jamestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Jamestown ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.80% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $18,243, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,972 for a family of four. Jamestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.98% 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.
