Jamestown, New York demographics

Jamestown, NY demographics: median age 39.8; 21.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Jamestown city, New York · Incorporated city · GEOID 3638264. The survey estimates a population of 28,188 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Jamestown is 39.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 12,602 households (±442). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.8 ±1.8	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	6,362 ±537	22.6% ±1.9 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	6,450 ±561	22.9% ±2.0 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	10,362 ±674	36.8% ±2.4 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,014 ±450	17.8% ±1.6 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	13,849 ±454	49.1% ±1.6 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	14,339 ±457	50.9% ±1.6 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	23,386 ±580	83.0% ±2.1 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,123 ±222	4.0% ±0.8 pp	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	154 ±130 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	237 ±138 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	926 ±395	3.3% ±1.4 pp	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,362 ±437	8.4% ±1.6 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,213 ±602	89.4% ±2.1 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,975 ±597	10.6% ±2.1 pp	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,602
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,538 ±328	28.1% ±2.4 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	846 ±240	6.7% ±1.9 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,048 ±296	16.3% ±2.3 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,262 ±484	41.8% ±3.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	908 ±223	7.2% ±1.8 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,602
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,294 ±315	26.1% ±2.3 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,308 ±611	73.9% ±4.1 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,602
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,262 ±484	41.8% ±3.6 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,523 ±373	28.0% ±2.8 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,663 ±258	13.2% ±2.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,142 ±237	9.1% ±1.9 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	583 ±149	4.6% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	317 ±148	2.5% ±1.2 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	112 ±79 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	27,267 ±328	96.7% ±1.2 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	921 ±326	3.3% ±1.2 pp	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	23,815 ±577	90.3% ±2.0 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	1,824 ±471	6.9% ±1.8 pp	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	164 ±224 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	48 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	22 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	353 ±211 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	36 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	64 ±88 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	33 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 19,342
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,483 ±381	12.8% ±1.9 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,311 ±511	32.6% ±2.5 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,212 ±386	16.6% ±2.0 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,213 ±401	16.6% ±2.0 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,443 ±349	12.6% ±1.8 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,680 ±345	8.7% ±1.8 pp	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 27,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	23,983 ±826	86.6% ±2.9 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,463 ±658	8.9% ±2.4 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	388 ±157	1.4% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	803 ±387	2.9% ±1.4 pp	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	42 ±62 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.0% of Jamestown residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 87.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jamestown	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.0% ±0.9 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.3% ±2.2 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.0% ±1.2 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Jamestown . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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