Jamestown, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 29,557 (All urban)

Jamestown, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,027 (13,558 occupied: 6,962 owner occupied, 6,596 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1674 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $424 (lower quartile is $332, upper quartile is $549)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $412

Median gross rent in Jamestown, NY in 2007: $549

Housing units in Jamestown with a mortgage: 3,351 (187 second mortgage, 472 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,414

Jamestown,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,881 (it was $50,500 in 2000)

Jamestown:	$113,881
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,826 - $168,689

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $113,669
Here: $113,669
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,772
Here: $201,772
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $97,052
Here: $97,052
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,480
Here: $107,480
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,386
Here: $111,386
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $30,000
Here: $30,000
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 30,993

In family households: 24,169 (5,354 male householders, 2,527 female householders)
5,518 spouses, 9,010 children (8,324 natural, 131 adopted, 555 stepchildren), 357 grandchildren, 166 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 209 other relatives, 915 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,824 (2,492 male householders (1,995 living alone)), 3,159 female householders (2,754 living alone)), 1,173 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 737 (347 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,456 2-persons, 1,898 3-persons, 1,521 4-persons, 695 5-persons, 238 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,749 1-person, 748 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

4,144 married couples with children.
3,231 single-parent households (644 men, 2,587 women).

91.6% of residents of Jamestown speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 700 (2.2%)
(71.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jamestown, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 425 5 rooms: 1,265 6 rooms: 2,060 7 rooms: 1,425 8 rooms: 840 9 or more rooms: 901

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jamestown, New York:
	1 room: 119 2 rooms: 507 3 rooms: 1,175 4 rooms: 1,677 5 rooms: 1,643 6 rooms: 881 7 rooms: 327 8 rooms: 123 9 or more rooms: 144

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 52
1990 to 1994: 123
1980 to 1989: 431
1970 to 1979: 660
1960 to 1969: 965
1950 to 1959: 1,696
1940 to 1949: 1,469
1939 or earlier: 9,613

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jamestown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 191 2 bedrooms: 1,594 3 bedrooms: 3,733 4 bedrooms: 1,184 5 or more bedrooms: 260

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jamestown:
	no bedroom: 229 1 bedroom: 2,121 2 bedrooms: 2,751 3 bedrooms: 1,207 4 bedrooms: 215 5 or more bedrooms: 73

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jamestown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 500 1 vehicle: 2,649 2 vehicles: 3,118 3 vehicles: 514 4 vehicles: 131 5 or more vehicles: 50

Cars and other vehicles available in Jamestown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,215 1 vehicle: 3,280 2 vehicles: 931 3 vehicles: 140 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 12

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Jamestown, NY:

Less than $10,000: 20
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 46
$30,000 to $34,999: 42
$35,000 to $39,999: 40
$40,000 to $49,999: 181
$50,000 to $59,999: 250
$60,000 to $69,999: 420
$70,000 to $79,999: 575
$80,000 to $89,999: 618
$90,000 to $99,999: 614
$100,000 to $124,999: 1354
$125,000 to $149,999: 955
$150,000 to $174,999: 515
$175,000 to $199,999: 295
$200,000 to $249,999: 217
$250,000 to $299,999: 95
$300,000 to $399,999: 143
$400,000 to $499,999: 20
$500,000 to $749,999: 19
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Jamestown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jamestown:

Less than $100: 53 people
$100 to $149: 49
$150 to $199: 96
$200 to $249: 268
$250 to $299: 347
$300 to $349: 632
$350 to $399: 1,051
$400 to $449: 930
$450 to $499: 774
$500 to $549: 595
$550 to $599: 402
$600 to $649: 242
$650 to $699: 162
$700 to $749: 111
$750 to $799: 75
$800 to $899: 49
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 29
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 287

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 104 1990 to 1994: 51 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 34 1970 to 1974: 36 1970 to 1974: 98 1965 to 1969: 357

Jamestown, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.6%
Number of people working at home: 181 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1033
5 to 9 minutes: 3282
10 to 14 minutes: 4114
15 to 19 minutes: 2381
20 to 24 minutes: 774
25 to 29 minutes: 271
30 to 34 minutes: 483
35 to 39 minutes: 88
40 to 44 minutes: 211
45 to 59 minutes: 416
60 to 89 minutes: 210
90 or more minutes: 180

Jamestown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,230 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,900 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 164 (1%)
Taxi: 208 (2%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 795 (6%)
Other means: 126 (1%)
Worked at home: 181 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2262
$10,000 to $14,999: 1616
$15,000 to $19,999: 1507
$20,000 to $24,999: 1161
$25,000 to $29,999: 1127
$30,000 to $34,999: 921
$35,000 to $39,999: 846
$40,000 to $44,999: 579
$45,000 to $49,999: 602
$50,000 to $59,999: 1019
$60,000 to $74,999: 889
$75,000 to $99,999: 502
$100,000 to $124,999: 268
$125,000 to $149,999: 79
$150,000 to $199,999: 50
$200,000 or more: 104

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 5246

Swedish: 4815

German: 3402

Other groups: 2981

Irish: 2396

English: 2315

United States or American: 1454

Polish: 1091

French (except Basque): 414

Dutch: 412

Scottish: 289

Scotch-Irish: 266

Norwegian: 263

French Canadian: 136

Albanian: 107

Welsh: 96

British: 83

Russian: 82

Hungarian: 79

Ukrainian: 66

Greek: 62

Danish: 59

Swiss: 48

Pennsylvania German: 47

Scandinavian: 47

Czech: 47

Portuguese: 41

European: 41

Slovak: 37

Czechoslovakian: 36

Cypriot: 30

Canadian: 20

Austrian: 18

Croatian: 18

Northern European: 16

Latvian: 14

Slovene: 14

Finnish: 8

Luxemburger: 8

Subsaharan African:: 7

African: 7

Belgian: 6

Romanian: 6

Armenian: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Italy (42%)
Germany (11%)
Mexico (7%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (4%)
India (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 24058
Northeast: 3638
Midwest: 1131
South: 1006
West: 406

54% of Jamestown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 123
Nursery to 4th grade: 58
5th and 6th grade: 88
7th and 8th grade: 333
9th grade: 268
10th grade: 411
11th grade: 300
12th grade, no diploma: 396
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,379
Less than 1 year of college: 796
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,011
Associate degree: 1,045
Bachelor's degree: 914
Master's degree: 413
Professional school degree: 125
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 147
Nursery to 4th grade: 52
5th and 6th grade: 105
7th and 8th grade: 358
9th grade: 396
10th grade: 453
11th grade: 404
12th grade, no diploma: 388
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,796
Less than 1 year of college: 744
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,382
Associate degree: 1,286
Bachelor's degree: 869
Master's degree: 572
Professional school degree: 141
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 27.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 53.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 17.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 23.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 18.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,542
Black householders: $22,170
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,195
Asian householders: $55,447
Some other race householders: $22,478
Two or more races householders: $37,755
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $22,710

Jamestown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jamestown household income for Black householders

Jamestown household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Jamestown household income for Asian householders

Jamestown household income for Some other race householders

Jamestown household income for Two or more races householders

Jamestown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Jamestown marital status for males

Jamestown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $111,462
Black or African American householders: $77,750
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $52,676
Asian householders: $319,849
Some other race householders: $69,321
Two or more races householders: $191,109
Hispanic or Latino householders: $69,532

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,121
One, attached: 84
Two: 4,155
3 or 4: 1,791
5 to 9: 732
10 to 19: 263
20 to 49: 471
50 or more: 382
Mobile homes: 28

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,539

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jamestown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (27%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 224

Here:	6.2%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49

Here:	2.6%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 122

Here:	10.8%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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