Jamestown is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 28,243 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 54th largest community in New York. Jamestown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.39 minutes getting to work every day.

The citizens of Jamestown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.05% of adults in Jamestown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $24,358, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,432 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jamestown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. Jamestown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include German, Italian, Irish, Swedish, and English.

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