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Jamestown, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Jamestown, Kentucky (Jamestown, KY — Census place “Jamestown city”) is 2,021 residents, ranking #171 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $25,602, the median home is worth $119,200 and median gross rent runs $538 a month. Looking for the Jamestown Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Jamestown, KY: 42629.
- Population
- 2,021Jamestown city residents
- Median household income
- $25,602Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $119,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $538Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.1%Owner-occupied households
Jamestown ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Jamestown.
The Jamestown KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Jamestown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jamestown city median would spend about 25.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 45.6% of residents and 43.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Jamestown city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Jamestown city is a small town in Kentucky, with 2,021 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #171 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 69% of them. The median age here is 40.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Jamestown city earn a median of $25,602 a year, 67.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 54% below the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 45.6% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Jamestown city is valued at $119,200, 60.7% below the national figure and 24% below the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $538 a month, 61.7% below the national figure, or roughly $6,456 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 43.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Jamestown city?
- Jamestown city has 2,021 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #171 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in Jamestown city?
- Median household income in Jamestown city is $25,602 a year, 67.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Jamestown city?
- Median gross rent is $538 a month and the median home value is $119,200, so rent absorbs about 25.2% of median household income.
- Is Jamestown city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jamestown city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Jamestown city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.