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Jamaica, VA

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Overview


Jamaica is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,583 people and just one neighborhood, Jamaica is the 246th largest community in Virginia.

Occupations and Workforce

Jamaica is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jamaica is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamaica who work in management occupations (12.11%), teaching (9.21%), and healthcare suport services (7.31%).

Also of interest is that Jamaica has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

The town 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, Jamaica has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jamaica a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Jamaica, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Jamaica is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The population of Jamaica overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Jamaica, 22.30% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jamaica in 2022 was $33,995, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,980 for a family of four. However, Jamaica contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jamaica is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jamaica home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jamaica residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jamaica include English, German, European, Irish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Jamaica is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 30 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Jamaica is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in VA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.9% of the neighborhoods in Virginia. If you are considering retiring to Virginia, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Jamaica are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 5.2% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 64.1% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 35.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 32.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.4%), and 13.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Jamaica, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (4.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (2.7%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (26.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (75.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (21.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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