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Jamestown, KY Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Jamestown is $13,353, which is much lower than the state average of $22,515 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Jamestown median household income is $15,814, which has shrunk by 14.92% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 18.98% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Jamestown residents spend 16.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #456

Jamestown, KY	13,353 USD
Kentucky	22,515 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jamestown, KY	19,708 USD
Kentucky	25,866 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jamestown, KY	22,049 USD
Kentucky	31,253 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jamestown, KY	14,677 USD
Kentucky	21,090 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #506

Jamestown, KY	15,814 USD
Kentucky	41,576 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jamestown, KY	28,803 USD
Kentucky	56,009 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #410

Jamestown, KY		-14.92%
Kentucky		18.98%
U.S.		19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jamestown, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.85%	$4,983, see rank	19.57%	$11,953	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	41.98%	$10,246, see rank	31.42%	$14,413	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.17%	$538, see rank	2.26%	$2,909	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	13.27%	$18,900, see rank	19.37%	$18,705	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jamestown, KY	23,654 USD
Kentucky	52,046 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jamestown, KY	38,635 USD
Kentucky	66,166 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jamestown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$15,930, see rank	$42,845	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jamestown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$9,464, see rank	$22,486	$26,465
25 to 44	$27,000, see rank	$47,808	$57,132
45 to 64	$13,417, see rank	$49,999	$63,398
65 or over	$15,563, see rank	$27,179	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jamestown, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,151	see rank	3,383,799	238,733,844
Male¹	541	47.00%, see rank	48.53%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	209	38.63%, see rank	66.29%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.96%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	209	38.63%, see rank	65.33%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	189	90.43%, see rank	91.36%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20	9.57%, see rank	8.64%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	332	61.37%, see rank	33.71%	29.08%
Female¹	610	53.00%, see rank	51.47%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	282	46.23%, see rank	55.57%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	282	46.23%, see rank	55.47%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	267	94.68%, see rank	92.27%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15	5.32%, see rank	7.73%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	328	53.77%, see rank	44.43%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jamestown, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	434	100%	1,839,402	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	377	86.87%, see rank	81.51%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	35	8.06%, see rank	10.98%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.16%	4.94%
Walked	6	1.38%, see rank	2.18%	2.85%
Other Means	14	3.23%, see rank	1.08%	1.72%
Worked at Home	2	0.46%, see rank	3.09%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jamestown, KY	16.7 minutes
Kentucky	22.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jamestown, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	456	-	1,871,531	141,833,331
Male¹	189	41.45%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	45	23.81%, see rank	26.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	24	12.70%, see rank	12.48%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28	14.81%, see rank	16.63%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3	1.59%, see rank	1.36%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8	4.23%, see rank	11.42%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	73	38.62%, see rank	24.34%	18.08%
Female¹	267	58.55%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	87	32.58%, see rank	36.49%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	70	26.22%, see rank	20.14%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66	24.72%, see rank	34.08%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3	1.12%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41	15.36%, see rank	8.35%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jamestown, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	456	100%	1,871,531	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	3.03%	1.86%
Construction	4	0.88%, see rank	6.83%	7.13%
Manufacturing	86	18.86%, see rank	14.10%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	6	1.32%, see rank	2.82%	3.06%
Retail Trade	80	17.54%, see rank	11.75%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	29	6.36%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	2	0.44%, see rank	1.88%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9	1.97%, see rank	5.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10	2.19%, see rank	7.55%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	99	21.71%, see rank	23.22%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	95	20.83%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	11	2.41%, see rank	4.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25	5.48%, see rank	4.73%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jamestown, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	632	42.56%, see rank	17.70%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	133	34.10%, see rank	13.47%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.