Jamestown is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,102 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 223rd largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jamestown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jamestown is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamestown who work in sales jobs (20.21%), office and administrative support (18.46%), and healthcare suport services (9.11%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Jamestown has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jamestown a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One of the benefits of Jamestown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.56 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Jamestown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Jamestown ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.80% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $18,243, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,972 for a family of four. Jamestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 42.98% 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 German, English, Irish, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
