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 18.13 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Jamestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
If knowledge is power, Jamestown is a pretty powerful place. 50.10% of the adults in Jamestown have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Jamestown in 2022 was $52,526, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $210,104 for a family of four. However, Jamestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jamestown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Jamestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
