Jamestown is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,062 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jamestown is the 459th largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Jamestown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages, 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 village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jamestown who work in food service (13.66%), office and administrative support (12.51%), and sales jobs (7.51%). Also of interest is that Jamestown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small village, Jamestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Jamestown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.18% of the adults in Jamestown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $25,926, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,704 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 German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
