It is a fairly quiet city 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jamestown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.67 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Jamestown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Jamestown has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.06% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $16,738, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,952 for a family of four. Jamestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.44% 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.
