Jamestown, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,515 (Urban population: 5,128, Rural population: 387 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,769 (2,359 occupied: 1,862 owner occupied, 497 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	40%

Housing density: 286 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $933 (lower quartile is $717, upper quartile is $1,437)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $664

Median gross rent in Jamestown, RI in 2007: $1,102

Housing units in Jamestown with a mortgage: 1,214 (145 second mortgage, 267 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 553

Jamestown,RI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $555,100 (it was $218,400 in 2000)

Jamestown:	$555,100
Rhode Island:	$292,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $354,105 - $951,024

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $699,219
Here: $699,219
State: $363,749

In 2-unit structures: $428,243
Here: $428,243
State: $291,227

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $2,092,288
Here: $2,092,288
State: $312,996

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $423,474
Here: $423,474
State: $224,892

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,612

In family households: 4,785 (1,194 male householders, 424 female householders)
1,361 spouses, 1,552 children (1,464 natural, 31 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 59 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 827 (292 male householders (233 living alone)), 432 female householders (373 living alone)), 103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 812 2-persons, 355 3-persons, 302 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 41 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 606 1-person, 118 2-persons.

1,018 married couples with children.
176 single-parent households (29 men, 147 women).

90.3% of residents of Jamestown speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 236 (4.2%)
(61.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jamestown, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 173 5 rooms: 285 6 rooms: 347 7 rooms: 394 8 rooms: 267 9 or more rooms: 338

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jamestown, Rhode Island:
	1 room: 30 2 rooms: 28 3 rooms: 112 4 rooms: 94 5 rooms: 91 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 160
1990 to 1994: 127
1980 to 1989: 519
1970 to 1979: 473
1960 to 1969: 264
1950 to 1959: 228
1940 to 1949: 169
1939 or earlier: 785

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jamestown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 98 2 bedrooms: 390 3 bedrooms: 791 4 bedrooms: 424 5 or more bedrooms: 159

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jamestown:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 144 2 bedrooms: 180 3 bedrooms: 96 4 bedrooms: 39 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jamestown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 58 1 vehicle: 438 2 vehicles: 875 3 vehicles: 346 4 vehicles: 97 5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Jamestown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 175 2 vehicles: 184 3 vehicles: 50 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 21

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Jamestown, RI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 8
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 41
$100,000 to $124,999: 78
$125,000 to $149,999: 214
$150,000 to $174,999: 294
$175,000 to $199,999: 162
$200,000 to $249,999: 235
$250,000 to $299,999: 137
$300,000 to $399,999: 238
$400,000 to $499,999: 113
$500,000 to $749,999: 131
$750,000 to $999,999: 63
$1,000,000 or more: 38

Jamestown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jamestown:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 14
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 65
$900 to $999: 37
$1,000 to $1,249: 69
$1,250 to $1,499: 60
$1,500 to $1,999: 35
$2,000 or more: 19
No cash rent: 69

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 27 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 34 1980 to 1984: 60 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 18 1965 to 1969: 79

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.8%
Number of people working at home: 125 (4.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 169
5 to 9 minutes: 183
10 to 14 minutes: 324
15 to 19 minutes: 306
20 to 24 minutes: 361
25 to 29 minutes: 110
30 to 34 minutes: 333
35 to 39 minutes: 114
40 to 44 minutes: 162
45 to 59 minutes: 343
60 to 89 minutes: 126
90 or more minutes: 246

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,448 (84%)
Carpooled: 181 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 35 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Walked: 69 (2%)
Other means: 30 (1%)
Worked at home: 125 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 121
$10,000 to $14,999: 66
$15,000 to $19,999: 59
$20,000 to $24,999: 75
$25,000 to $29,999: 109
$30,000 to $34,999: 122
$35,000 to $39,999: 119
$40,000 to $44,999: 162
$45,000 to $49,999: 74
$50,000 to $59,999: 206
$60,000 to $74,999: 258
$75,000 to $99,999: 334
$100,000 to $124,999: 205
$125,000 to $149,999: 139
$150,000 to $199,999: 139
$200,000 or more: 154

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 927

Italian: 708

English: 706

German: 295

Portuguese: 257

United States or American: 245

French (except Basque): 223

French Canadian: 191

Other groups: 181

Scotch-Irish: 163

Polish: 162

British: 141

Swedish: 115

Scottish: 99

Dutch: 96

European: 65

Russian: 62

Hungarian: 43

Czech: 40

Estonian: 39

Norwegian: 37

Danish: 32

Scandinavian: 30

Lithuanian: 22

Northern European: 22

Canadian: 21

Yugoslavian: 18

Australian: 17

Slavic: 16

Austrian: 16

Eastern European: 9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9

Bermudan: 9

Armenian: 7

Croatian: 7

Romanian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (17%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Peru (15%)
Italy (10%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Netherlands (6%)
Cuba (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3091
Northeast: 1552
Midwest: 216
South: 193
West: 270

62% of Jamestown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Rhode Island.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 464
Less than 1 year of college: 170
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 224
Associate degree: 106
Bachelor's degree: 469
Master's degree: 267
Professional school degree: 134
Doctorate degree: 63

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 28
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 14
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 352
Less than 1 year of college: 194
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 301
Associate degree: 165
Bachelor's degree: 628
Master's degree: 250
Professional school degree: 50
Doctorate degree: 39

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $77,340
Black householders: $27,742
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,567
Two or more races householders: $197,466
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,915

Jamestown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jamestown household income for Black householders

Jamestown marital status for males

Jamestown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $546,966
Black or African American householders: $571,875
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $285,937
Two or more races householders: $571,875
Hispanic or Latino householders: $622,708

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,494
Two: 83
3 or 4: 82
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 42
20 to 49: 40

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jamestown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (3%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 83

Here:	13.9%
Rhode Island:	12.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92

Here:	25.5%
Rhode Island:	12.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	12.6%
Rhode Island:	43.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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