Housing density: 286 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $666,969.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,313 (lower quartile is $865, upper quartile is $1,904)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $935
Median gross rent in Jamestown, RI in 2022: $1,477
Housing units in Jamestown with a mortgage: 1,214 (145 second mortgage, 267 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 553
In family households: 62,154 (14,342 male householders, 6,734 female householders)
16,332 spouses, 20,645 children (19,415 natural, 503 adopted, 727 stepchildren), 1,010 grandchildren, 512 brothers or sisters, 459 parents, foster children, 414 other relatives, 1,346 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 17,158 (6,222 male householders (4,844 living alone)), 7,613 female householders (6,397 living alone)), 3,323 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,576 (539 institutionalized population)
13,805 married couples with children.
4,371 single-parent households (711 men, 3,660 women).
90.3% of residents of Jamestown speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 418 (7.5%)
(59.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jamestown, Rhode Island
271995 to March 2000
91990 to 1994
341985 to 1989
601980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
91970 to 1974
181965 to 1969
79Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,464 (20.3%)
English: 1,017 (14.1%)
Italian: 903 (12.5%)
Other: 672 (9.3%)
German: 508 (7.1%)
French: 401 (5.6%)
Portuguese: 337 (4.7%)
Polish: 257 (3.6%)
United States: 245 (3.4%)
French Canadian: 230 (3.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 211 (2.9%)
Scottish: 198 (2.8%)
Swedish: 167 (2.3%)
Dutch: 127 (1.8%)
Lithuanian: 107 (1.5%)
Russian: 100 (1.4%)
Hungarian: 79 (1.1%)
Czech: 48 (0.7%)
Danish: 39 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 37 (0.5%)
Welsh: 28 (0.4%)
West Indian: 9 (0.1%)
Greek: 8 (0.1%)
Swiss: 8 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Jamestown:
16.5% (39)
Rhode Island:
3.4% (4,015)
United Kingdom
Jamestown:
15.7% (37)
Rhode Island:
2.6% (3,120)
Peru
Jamestown:
15.3% (36)
Rhode Island:
0.5% (606)
Italy
Jamestown:
9.7% (23)
Rhode Island:
3.8% (4,502)
Other Eastern Europe
Jamestown:
5.9% (14)
Rhode Island:
0.7% (789)
Netherlands
Jamestown:
5.5% (13)
Rhode Island:
0.2% (274)
Cuba
Jamestown:
4.7% (11)
Rhode Island:
0.4% (422)
Other Northern Europe
Jamestown:
4.2% (10)
Rhode Island:
0.2% (210)
Australia
Jamestown:
3.8% (9)
Rhode Island:
0.1% (174)
Sweden
Jamestown:
3.0% (7)
Rhode Island:
0.3% (371)
Japan
Jamestown:
3.0% (7)
Rhode Island:
0.5% (640)
Germany
Jamestown:
2.5% (6)
Rhode Island:
1.7% (1,982)
Poland
Jamestown:
2.5% (6)
Rhode Island:
1.2% (1,473)
France
Jamestown:
2.1% (5)
Rhode Island:
0.6% (730)
Other Western Asia
Jamestown:
2.1% (5)
Rhode Island:
0.3% (345)
Panama
Jamestown:
2.1% (5)
Rhode Island:
0.1% (157)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,091
Other state: 2,231
Northeast: 1,552
Midwest: 216
South: 193
West: 270
62% of Jamestown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Rhode Island.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 464
Less than 1 year of college: 170
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 224
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 469
Master's degree: 267
Professional school degree: 134
Doctorate degree: 63
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 352
Less than 1 year of college: 194
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 301
Associate degree: 165
Bachelor's degree: 628
Master's degree: 250
Professional school degree: 50
Doctorate degree: 39
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,494
Two: 83
3 or 4: 82
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 42
20 to 49: 40
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
