It is a fairly quiet borough because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Jamestown has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Jamestown has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Jamestown than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Jamestown may be for you.
As is often the case in a small borough, Jamestown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Jamestown are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.79% of adults in Jamestown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $25,213, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,852 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
