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