Jamestown, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,839. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,865 (+1.4% change)
Males: 800 (43.5%), Females: 1,039 (56.5%)
Zip code: 38556
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.9 years
Median household income: $12,136
Median house value: $58,000
Population by Race
Races in Jamestown:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (34.7%), Irish (8.3%), English (7.6%), German (5.2%).
Land area: 2.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jamestown
- High school or higher: 48.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 13.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jamestown city
- Never married: 17.6%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 20.0%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Jamestown:
- JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (436 CENTRAL AVENUE WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jamestown:
- CLINTON CO HOSP INC (about 25 miles; ALBANY, KY)
- WAYNE CO HOSP INC (about 27 miles; MONTICELLO, KY)
- LIVINGSTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; LIVINGSTON, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jamestown:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 79 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 98 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 109 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Abbreviation: BWG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jamestown:
- JAMESTOWN MUNI (about 7 miles; JAMESTOWN, TN; Abbreviation: 2A1)
- DALE HOLLOW RGNL (PETRO FIELD) (about 21 miles; ALBANY, KY; Abbreviation: 44I)
- SCOTT MUNI (about 25 miles; ONEIDA, TN; Abbreviation: SCX)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jamestown:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 74 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
Schools
Public high school in Jamestown:
- FENTRESS COUNTY ADULT HIGH SCH (Students: 12; Location: P O BOX 963; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Jamestown:
- CUMBERLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 29; Location: 203 SPRING ST; Grades: 1 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jamestown:
- PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 523; Location: 800 N YORK HW; Grades: KG – 08)
- YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 477; Location: P O BOX 1310; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Jamestown:
- FENTRESS COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $71,598; Location: 111 NORTH NORRIS STREET; 16,067 books; 631 audio materials; 596 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)