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 17.96 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The population of Jamestown has a very low overall level of education: only 6.15% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $20,887, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,548 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 34.02% 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, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
