What percentage of people rent in Jamestown West, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Jamestown West, NY, 2020–2024
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31.9% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Jamestown West, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 356 renting households against 760 that own their home.

In Jamestown West, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 31.9% in 2020–2024 (+9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.9% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 356 (±119)
Median renter income: $34,567 (±$27,049)

Who rents and who owns in Jamestown West

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Jamestown West	Chautauqua County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.9% (±9.2 points)	31.1% (±1.2 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	356 (±119)	16,631 (±773)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	760 (±139)	36,762 (±711)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,567 (±$27,049)	$33,312 (±$3,028)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,107 (±$2,040)	$74,524 (±$2,722)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Jamestown West, the renter share is not measurably different from Chautauqua County (31.1%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 414.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Jamestown West has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	22.1% (±6.5 points)	31.9% (±9.2 points)	+9.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$789 (±$41)	$892 (±$253)	+13.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,977 (±$6,420)	$54,250 (±$14,113)	−17.8%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Jamestown West

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jamestown West
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Jamestown West	—	31.9% (±9.2 points)	—
Village of Celoron	1.2 mi	40.2% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lakewood	2.1 mi	35.6% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jamestown	2.4 mi	50.7% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Town of Busti	3.5 mi	27.3% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Falconer	4.8 mi	28.5% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Kiantone	6.2 mi	13.3% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Village of Bemus Point	7.6 mi	27.0% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sugar Grove	7.8 mi	13.4% (±6.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Kiantone, NY (13.3%), Sugar Grove, PA (13.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jamestown, NY (50.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Jamestown West is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Ellicott, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Jamestown West

How many renters are there in Jamestown West?

Jamestown West has an estimated 356 (±119) renting households, 31.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Jamestown West?

In Jamestown West, the share of households that rent went from 22.1% in 2015–2019 to 31.9% in 2020–2024 (+9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Jamestown West?

A renting household in Jamestown West has 1.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Jamestown West?

The median renting household in Jamestown West, NY has an income of $34,567 (±$27,049) a year, against $66,107 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Jamestown West CDP, New York (place:38275, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.