2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Jamestown, NY vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Louisville, is 61% more than it is in Jamestown and is 18% below the National Average.
- Jamestown unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Louisville unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Jamestown, NYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.1%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.1%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth11.8%38.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%7.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,599$34,195$37,638
 Household Income$36,162$58,357$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,613$74,638$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jamestown, NYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.8%11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.2%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.6%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.9%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.9%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.1%5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jamestown, NYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.5%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.6%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services4.6%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.2%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.0%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.1%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%21.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.0%19.9%13.1%
Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 3 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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