Jamestown is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,876 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 199th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Jamestown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Jamestown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jamestown is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamestown who work in office and administrative support (21.14%), teaching (11.58%), and sales jobs (5.70%). Of important note, Jamestown is also a city of artists. Jamestown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Jamestown’s character. 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 19.17 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small city, Jamestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Jamestown, just 10.36% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $18,266, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,064 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jamestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 45.55% of its population below the federal poverty line. 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. Important ancestries of people in Jamestown include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.
