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Population in July 2008: 29,463. Population change since 2000: -7.1%
 

Males: 14,040  (47.7%)
Females: 15,423  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  36.2 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14701, 14702, 14703, 14704.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,072 (it was $25,837 in 2000)
Jamestown:  $30,072
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,776
Jamestown:  $18,776
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,870 (it was $50,500 in 2000)
Jamestown:  $63,870
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $78,282; Detached houses: $79,116; Townhouses or other attached units: $226,825; In 2-unit structures: $66,069; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,539; Mobile homes: $30,000
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Races in Jamestown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Jamestown: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Swedish (19.1%), Italian (18.4%), German (17.4%), Irish (14.1%), English (13.1%), Polish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1827

Land area: 8.98 square miles.

Population density: 3282 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Jamestown

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jamestown city

  • Never married: 29.3%
  • Now married: 46.1%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

700 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.2% Latin America).

This city:  2.2%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were 47 registered sex offenders living in Jamestown, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jamestown to the number of sex offenders is 627 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Jamestown:  3.1% ($1,575)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Erie, PA (43.0 miles , pop. 103,717).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (59.4 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (258.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ellicott, NY (1.3 miles ), Jamestown West, NY (1.4 miles ), Celoron, NY (1.5 miles ), Falconer, NY (1.6 miles ), Kiantone, NY (2.0 miles ), Lakewood, NY (2.1 miles ), Busti, NY (2.1 miles ), Frewsburg, NY (2.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $64,300
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $111,800
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $139,600
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $127,000
  • 2006: 29 buildings, average cost: $207,800
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $158,100
  • 2008: 14 buildings, average cost: $234,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.10 N, Longitude: 79.24 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,884 (+12.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 8,021 (58.9%)

Area code: 716

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Population change in the 1990s: -3,342 (-9.5%).

Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  9.9%
New York:  8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



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Crime in Jamestown by Year
Type 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 00100101
    per 100,000 0.00.03.10.00.03.30.03.4
Rapes 1419111819232120
    per 100,000 43.556.534.357.961.774.868.967.5
Robberies 1717404147463530
    per 100,000 52.850.6124.9131.9152.7149.6114.9101.2
Assaults 9589110105101143114116
    per 100,000 295.0264.8343.4337.8328.1465.2374.2391.3
Burglaries 339324269325304364365300
    per 100,000 1052.7964.0839.81045.5987.51184.21198.21011.9
Thefts 781782762816702728795814
    per 100,000 2425.22326.72378.92625.02280.32368.32609.82745.7
Auto thefts 5565658443404637
    per 100,000 170.8193.4202.9270.2139.7130.1151.0124.8
Arson 2122N/AN/AN/AN/A106
    per 100,000 65.265.5N/AN/AN/AN/A32.820.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 294.0289.4310.0353.2332.3392.3364.8360.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 77 (64 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.17
US city average:  3.00

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Jamestown-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Jamestown city center .

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.5 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Jamestown-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 72.9 miles away from Jamestown center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from Jamestown center
On 6/3/2001 at 22:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/30/2004 at 04:03:14, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from Jamestown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Birthplace of: Lucille Ball - (1911-1989), comedy actress, Natalie Merchant - (born 1963), musician, Roger Tory Peterson - (born 1908), ornithologist, illustrator.


Main business address for: AMERICAN LOCKER GROUP INC (PARTITIONS, SHELVING, LOCKERS & OFFICE AND STORE FIXTURES).


Hospital/medical center in Jamestown:
  • WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOC HOSPITAL (207 FOOTE AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jamestown:
  • WARREN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WARREN, PA)
  • WARREN STATE HOSP (about 18 miles; WARREN, PA)
  • WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WESTFIELD, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Jamestown, NY

Airports and Heliports located in Jamestown: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Jamestown, NY

Colleges/Universities in Jamestown:
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,662; Location: 525 FALCONER ST; Public)
  • JAMESTOWN BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 270; Location: 7 FAIRMOUNT AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.jbcny.org)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Jamestown:
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 23 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,538)
  • NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 37 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,304)
  • EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; EDINBORO, PA; FT enrollment: 6,631)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 43 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,481)
  • MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,766)
Public high schools in Jamestown:
Private high school in Jamestown:
  • BETHEL BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADE (Students: 150; Location: 200 HUNT RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Jamestown:
Private elementary/middle schools in Jamestown:
  • HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: 1135 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS LEARNING CTR (Students: 39; Location: 705 FALCONER STREET; Grades: 7 - 11)
  • JAMESTOWN S D A SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 130 MC DANIEL AVE; Grades: 1 - 8)
  • MONTESSORI CHIDRENS HOUSE OF J (Students: 9; Location: P.O. BOX 597; Grades: PK - KG)
See full list of schools located in Jamestown

Libraries in Jamestown:
  • JAMES PRENDERGAST LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Operating income: $1,138,777; Location: 509 CHERRY STREET; 217,014 books; 5,583 audio materials; 1,101 video materials; 619 serial subscriptions)
  • HAZELTINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $56,462; Location: 891 BUSTI-SUGAR GROVE ROAD; 15,707 books; 522 audio materials; 437 video materials; 82 serial subscriptions)
  • FLUVANNA FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,311; Location: 3532 FLUVANNA AVENUE EXTENSION; 16,930 books; 80 audio materials; 776 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • wrfa-lp is a new low power station at 107.9 fm. it went on the air about a year ago. wkza 106.9 is another station not listed.
  • add this FM station to your listing for Jamestown, NY please: WRFA (107.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: Arts Council for Chautauqua County)
  • Jamestown was the home of the Honorable Robert H. Jackson who performed such duties as General Counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Assistant Attorney General (Tax), Assistant Attorney Gerneral (Antitrust), Soicitor General, Attorney General, Supreme Court Justice, and most importantly in 1945 RHJ was selected to serve as the chief counsel at the International Military Tribunal for the prosecution of Nazi war criminals.
  • Brad Anderson, the creator of the cartoon panel Marmaduke, also grew up in Jamestown, NY.

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Cemetery: Lake View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Jamestown include: Willard Park (1), Dow Park (2), Allen Park (3), Emory Park (4), Fenton Park (5), Lincoln Park (6), Baker Park (7), Roseland Park (8), School Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Centi Astro-Space Activities (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 142 Broadhead Avenue).

Hotels: Best Western Downtown Jamestwn (200 West Third Street), Comfort Inn Jamestown (2800 North Main Street), Colony Motel (620 Fairmount Avenue), Cottage Inn (330 W 3 St).

Court: Jamestown City - City Court (City Hall).

 

Air pollution trends in Jamestown

Pollutant: Ozone: 0.077 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.083 ppm in 2000, 0.076 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.093 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.101 ppm in 2000, 0.098 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 10.7 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 13.7 µ/m3 in 2000, 19.1 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5): 11.1 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 11.4 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0036 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0053 ppm in 2000, 0.0071 ppm in 1990).


Drinking water stations with addresses in Jamestown that have no violations reported:
  • LAKE COUNTY DAIRY-HARTFIELD (Population served: 700, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LAKE COUNTY DAIRY-KIMBALL STAND (Population served: 600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HIDDEN VALLEY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • LA SCALA (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VULLOS RESTAURANT (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BROOKSIDE ESTATES MHP (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WAR VETS RECREATION INCORPORATED (Population served: 175, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • FOUNTAIN BOWL (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • JAMESTOWN AUDUBON SOCIETY (Population served: 125, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VIKING LAKE PARK (Population served: 117, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.3%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  19.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jamestown, NY


People in group quarters in Jamestown
  • 300 people in nursing homes
  • 204 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 143 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 18 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 18 people in other group homes
  • 13 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 10 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations


Jamestown compared to New York state average:

Jamestown, New York environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Jamestown (2009 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Jamestown Drive-In Branch, Jamestown-Main Branch, Jamestown - South Side Branch. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Community Bank, National Association: Jamestown - North Main Branch at 1281 North Main Street, branch established on 1998-09-21; Jamestown - Brooklyn Square Branch at 25 South Main Street, branch established on 1982-07-06. Info updated 2007-06-12: Bank assets: $5,146.8 mil, Deposits: $3,751.4 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 138 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Fluvanna Branch at 205 Fluvanna Avenue, branch established on 1963-11-26; Jamestown Branch at 417 Spring Street, branch established on 1953-04-07. Info updated 2009-01-08: Bank assets: $181,604.1 mil, Deposits: $126,191.2 mil, headquarters in Mc Lean, VA, negative income in the last year, 476 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc
  • Keybank National Association: Jamestown Quality Market Branch at 730 Foote Avenue, branch established on 1958-11-12; 202-204 North Main Street Branch at 202 North Main Street, branch established on 1990-03-28. Info updated 2008-03-03: Bank assets: $101,868.6 mil, Deposits: $70,142.2 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1003 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • Northwest Savings Bank: Jamestown Branch at 23 West Third Street, branch established on 1996-11-09; Southside Branch at 768 Foote Avenue, branch established on 1997-11-05. Info updated 2008-12-03: Bank assets: $6,967.2 mil, Deposits: $5,120.9 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 169 total offices
  • Cattaraugus County Bank: Fairmount Avenue Branch at 870 Fairmount Avenue, branch established on 2006-07-10. Info updated 2008-07-14: Bank assets: $147.6 mil, Deposits: $127.8 mil, headquarters in Little Valley, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: C.C.bancorp, Inc.
  • RBS Citizens, National Association: Jamestown/Tops Branch at 2000 Washington Street, branch established on 2003-05-12. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Jamestown, New York
  • Comfort Inn, 2800 N Main St, Jamestown, NY 14701, Phone: (716) 664-5920, Fax: (716) 664-3068
  • Holiday Inn Jamestown, 150 W 4TH St, Jamestown, NY 14701, Phone: (716) 664-3400, Fax: (716) 484-3304
  • Best Western Downtown Jamestown, 200 W Third St, Jamestown, NY 14701, Phone: (716) 484-8400, Fax: (716) 484-8405
  • Hampton Inn & Suites - Jamestown, Ny, 4 W Oak Hill Rd, Jamestown, NY 14701, Phone: (716) 484-7829, Fax: (716) 484-9953
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Jamestown, New York


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Jamestown travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Chautauqua County New York:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Jamestown

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church
Adherents49.4%15.8%7.9%3.1%2.2%
Congregations12.6%23.2%6.6%4.0%3.5%
Name The Wesleyan Church The Evangelical Covenant ChurchGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.7%1.6%1.6%14.7%
Congregations2.5%1.0%4.0%4.0%38.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 13$53,036$48,9564$6,208
Other Government Administration 4$18,252$54,75611$8,285
Judicial and Legal 2$13,153$78,9180$0
Police Protection - Officers 65$381,915$70,5079$13,426
Police - Other 12$31,282$31,28211$5,694
Firefighters 67$331,693$59,4080$0
Fire - Other 1$2,482$29,7840$0
Streets and Highways 57$165,674$34,8791$399
Parks and Recreation 19$48,396$30,5660$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 12$42,566$42,5661$2,371
Higher Education - Instructional 81$286,934$42,509305$202,581
Higher Education - Other 202$316,985$18,83170$97,106
Other and Unallocable 1$3,569$42,8281$252
Totals for Government 536$1,695,937$37,969413$336,322



Jamestown government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,876,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $8,491,000
    Sewerage: $3,450,000
    All Other: $1,488,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,416,000
    Parks & Recreation: $294,000
    Parking Facilities: $216,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $540,000
    Parks & Recreation: $195,000
    General Public Buildings: $125,000
    General: $99,000
    Fire Protection: $33,000
    Higher Education - Other: $0
  • Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $25,671,000
    Electric Utilities: $17,400,000
    General - Other: $6,959,000
    Police Protection: $4,774,000
    Fire Protection: $4,096,000
    Sewerage: $3,012,000
    Water Utilities: $1,877,000
    Regular Highways: $1,822,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,684,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,387,000
    Financial Administration: $480,000
    Central Staff Services: $429,000
    Libraries: $385,000
    General Public Buildings: $325,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $184,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $96,000
    Parking Facilities: $52,000
    Corrections - Other: $37,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,264,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $4,611,000
    All Other: $19,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,290,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $332,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,634,000
    All Other: $76,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $38,866,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $17,507,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $37,727,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,123,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,384,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,139,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $945,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $858,000
    Property Sale Other: $415,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $744,000
    Parks & Recreation: $37,000
    Fire Protection: $21,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Other Higher Education: $0
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $16,289,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $27,490,000
    Water Utilities: $3,489,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,524,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $8,912,000
    General Support: $3,987,000
    All Other: $760,000
    Highways: $735,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,926,000
    Public Utilities: $390,000
    NEC: $332,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $29,696,000

3.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.46%
New York average:  5.41%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($601 average AGI)
Chautauqua County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Erie County, NY  0.63% ($31,512 average AGI)
from Cattaraugus County, NY  0.39% ($26,697)
from Erie County, PA  0.20% ($28,938)


4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.49%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
Chautauqua County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Erie County, NY  0.67% ($27,775 average AGI)
to Cattaraugus County, NY  0.29% ($24,071)
to Erie County, PA  0.25% ($34,942)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jamestown:
  • WKSN (1340 AM; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, L.L.C.)
  • WJTN (1240 AM; 1 kW; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRIE (1260 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WFNN (1330 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jamestown:
  • WWSE (93.3 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
  • WMHU (101.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, L.L.C.)
  • WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
  • WKZA (106.9 FM; LAKEWOOD, NY; Owner: CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WUBJ (88.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • W205BA (88.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCOT (90.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQFX-FM (103.1 FM; RUSSELL, PA; Owner: SOUTHBRIDGE RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WOGM-LP (105.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WBKX (96.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRRN (92.3 FM; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRKT (100.9 FM; NORTH EAST, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKNB (104.3 FM; CLARENDON, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • WBRR (100.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
  • WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jamestown:
  • W46BA (Channel 46; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
  • W10BH (Channel 10; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
  • WICU-TV (Channel 12; ERIE, PA; Owner: SJL OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Jamestown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 25
Total length: 206 meters (676ft)
Total costs: $30,988,000
Total average daily traffic: 188,239
Total average daily truck traffic: 10,550

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • Before 1900: 2
  • 1900-1909: 0
  • 1910-1919: 2
  • 1920-1929: 4
  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 2
  • 1960-1969: 2
  • 1970-1979: 4
  • 1980-1989: 2
  • 1990-1999: 3
  • 2000-2009: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Jamestown, NY

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Jamestown)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Jamestown, NY)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 35 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 153 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Jamestown)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 29 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Jamestown)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 8 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED78$55,256187$59,674404$51,35984$13,1903$61,66760$44,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED6$50,00012$64,08367$49,83611$30,2730$07$44,143
APPLICATIONS DENIED16$42,68829$55,552363$52,77188$16,4431$20,00026$34,577
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$45,00014$46,571243$56,03310$19,8000$09$37,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$24,0003$45,33316$63,1252$127,5000$00$0
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0301.00 , 0302.00, 0303.00, 0304.00, 0305.00, 0306.00, 0307.00, 0308.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 8 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED93$55,64554$67,87013$43,462
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$46,6677$81,5710$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$48,0002$59,0001$80,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$55,5002$37,5002$40,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$77,0000$0
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0301.00 , 0302.00, 0303.00, 0304.00, 0305.00, 0306.00, 0307.00, 0308.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 123
  • Hazardous Condition: 207
  • Service Call: 3
  • Good Intent Call: 7

Incident types - Jamestown


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Jamestown, NY

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