Chautauqua County > Jamestown (city)
Population trend for Jamestown
044,0001970: 39,79539,79519701980: 35,77535,77519801990: 34,68134,68119902000: 31,73031,73020002010: 31,14631,14620102020: 28,71228,71220202023: 28,40128,4012023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, in the Western New York region.

Community anchors include Jamestown Community College, UPMC Chautauqua�community health and Jamestown City School District.

2023 Median income for Chautauqua County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Chautauqua County home price index (FHFA)
1977–2024: Home prices rose about 526%.

220 127 35 1977 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Jamestown
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Jamestown
Married-couple families: 3,601 (57.4%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 646 (10.3%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 2,028 (32.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 5,352 (85.5%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 904 (14.5%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Jamestown

Pct 5 and under 38% Pct 6 to 17 28% Pct 18 to 64 23% Pct 65 and over 18%

The overall poverty rate in Jamestown is 24 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Jamestown lived in the prior year

Same house: 23,737 (84.9%) Same county (different house): 2,584 (9.2%) Different state: 1,346 (4.8%) 27,945 current residents Same house: 23,737 (84.9%) Same house Same county (different house): 2,584 (9.2%) Same county (different house) Different state: 1,346 (4.8%) Different state Different NY county: 269 (1%) Different NY county (under 1%) Abroad: 9 (%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Jamestown residents
36.4 37.3 37.2 38.2 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau