Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Mercer
Municipality: Jamestown borough
Total Population 761
SEX
Male 366
Female 395
AGE
Under 5 years 49
5 to 17 years 151
18 to 20 years 28
21 to 24 years 31
25 to 44 years 211
45 to 54 years 94
55 to 59 years 31
60 to 64 years 27
65 to 74 years 77
75 to 84 years 51
85 years and over 11
Median age 37.3
Under 18 years 200
Percent of total population 26.3
65 years and over 139
Percent of total population 18.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 306
Family households (families) 205
Married-couple families 161
Percent of total households 52.6
Other family, male householder 7
Other family, female householder 37
Nonfamily households 101
Percent of total households 33.0
Householder living alone 92
Householder 65 years and over 52
Persons living in households 761
Persons per household 2.49
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 759
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 0
Percent of total population 0.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 340
Occupied housing units 306
Owner occupied 220
Percent owner occupied 71.9
Renter occupied 86
Vacant housing units 34
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 4
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 236
1-unit, attached 0
2 to 4 units 42
5 to 9 units 9
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 53
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 169
Less than $50,000 143
$50,000 to $99,999 26
$100,000 to $149,999 0
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 31,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 76
Less than $250 55
$250 to $499 21
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 211
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 169
White 169
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997