Jamaica town, VT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 981 ( 54 from 2010 )
Land area: 49.1 square miles
Population density: 20.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	938	95.62%	3.6%
Black:	21	2.14%	250.0%
Indian:	22	2.24%	266.7%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	43	4.38%	30.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-35	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-19	-2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,035
973	94.01%
6	0.58%
6	0.58%
4	0.39%
27	2.61%
17	1.64%
62	5.99%

2000
946
918	97.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
12	1.27%
7	0.74%
3	0.32%
28	2.96%

1990
766
766	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
693
691	99.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.29%
2	0.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

55	5.8
34	3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

152	19.8
28	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

75	10.8
-2	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Jamaica town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
49.1
202	20.6%
779	79.4%
236	24.1%

436
2.25

259	59.4%
200	77.2%
20	7.7%
177	40.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
225	21.7%
810	78.3%
164	15.8%

460
2.25

280	60.9%
221	78.9%
17	6.1%
180	39.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
212	22.4%
734	77.6%
123	13.0%

417
2.27

252	60.4%
207	82.1%
22	8.7%
165	39.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
193	25.2%
573	74.8%
114	14.9%

304
2.52

204	67.1%
187	91.7%
12	5.9%
100	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
178	25.7%
515	74.3%
111	16.0%

276
2.51

182	65.9%
164	90.1%
8	4.4%
94	34.1%

2022 Housing Data for Jamaica town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	46	10.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	5	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	54	12.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	68	15.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	53	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	25	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	9.9%
$200,000 or more	38	8.7%

Median Household Income	64,583
Per Capita Income	42,637

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	3.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	470	83.5%
Unemployed	16	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	486	86.3%
Not in Labor Force	77	13.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	83	147	36.1%
Non-Profit	47	31	60.3%
Self-Employed	123	46	72.8%

Local Government	3	39	7.1%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	206	193	51.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	50	70	41.7%
Total	256	263	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	8.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	90	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	109	20.9%
Professional, Technical	88	16.9%
Service Occupations	118	22.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	2.5%
All others	117	22.4%

White Collar		55.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	80	15.3%
Construction	78	14.9%
Health care and social assistance	78	14.9%
Educational services	67	12.8%
Manufacturing	48	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	33	6.3%
Other services	29	5.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	5.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	22	4.2%
Finance and insurance	21	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	17	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9	1.7%
Wholesale trade	9	1.7%
Information	4	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	928	97.8%
Other	21	2.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	179	18.2%
Irish	168	17.1%
English	162	16.5%
Polish	82	8.4%
French	79	8.1%
French Canadian	65	6.6%
American	60	6.1%
Portuguese	45	4.6%
Scottish	31	3.2%
Italian	25	2.5%
Swedish	20	2.0%
Eastern European	19	1.9%
Czech	15	1.5%
Syrian	12	1.2%
Northern European	10	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	977	99.6%
Not a citizen	4	0.4%

Native	968	98.7%
Foreign-born	13	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.6%	5	0.7%	315	43.5%	197	27.2%	137	18.9%	66	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.6%
9-12 Years	5	0.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	315	43.5%
Some College	197	27.2%
Bach. Degree	137	18.9%
Grad Degree	66	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +17	D +78	D + 5.9%
D +95
2020 vs. 2012	R +30	D +61	D + 1.1%
D +91
2020 vs. 2008	R +14	D +10	R + 1.5%
D +24

2016 vs. 2008	R -3	R +68	R + 7.4%
D -71
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	72%	Joe Biden (D)	406	69.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	149	25.6%	26	4.5%	581	-5	-21	0.16%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	311	60.6%	Donald Trump (R)	132	25.7%	70	13.6%	513	-5	-20	0.16%
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	315	70.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	119	26.4%	16	3.6%	450	-5	-21	0.15%
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	382	71.8%	John McCain (R)	135	25.4%	15	2.8%	532	-5	-20	0.16%
2004	65%	John Kerry (D)	311	62.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	167	33.6%	19	3.8%	497	-5	-17	0.16%
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	219	48.9%	George W. Bush (R)	178	39.7%	51	11.4%	448	-1	-8	0.15%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jamaica town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

406

69.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

149

25.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

581

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -21

2016 President, Jamaica town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

311

60.6%

Donald Trump (R)

132

25.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.7%

Other

9.0%

TOTAL

513

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -20

2012 President, Jamaica town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

315

70.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

119

26.4%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

450

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -21

2008 President, Jamaica town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

382

71.8%

John McCain (R)

135

25.4%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

532

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -20

2004 President, Jamaica town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

167

33.6%

John Kerry (D)

311

62.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

497

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -17

2000 President, Jamaica town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

178

39.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

219

48.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.8%

Other

3.6%

TOTAL

448

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jamaica town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	52%	Peter Welch (D)	295	70.6%	Gerald Malloy (R)	93	22.2%	30 [+]	7.2%	418	-6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kerry Raheb (I) 9 (2.2%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 7 (1.7%); Cris Ericson (I) 6 (1.4%); Mark Coester (I) 5 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%); Dawn Ellis (I) 1 (0.2%); Stephen Duke (I) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	51%	Phil Scott* (R)	264	63.5%	Brenda Siegel (D)	135	32.5%	17 [+]	4.1%	416	-8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 10 (2.4%); Peter Duval (I) 6 (1.4%); Bernard Peters (I) 1 (0.2%);
2020	G	71%	Phil Scott* (R)	342	59.6%	David Zuckerman (D)	211	36.8%	21 [+]	3.7%	574	-9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 21 (3.7%);
2018	S1	47%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	270	70.3%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	91	23.7%	23 [+]	6.0%	384	-1	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 12 (3.1%); Brad Peacock (I) 7 (1.8%); Russell Beste (I) 4 (1.0%);
2018	G	47%	Christine Hallquist (D)	190	49.5%	Phil Scott* (R)	165	43.0%	29 [+]	7.6%	384	-7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 19 (4.9%); Trevor Barlow (I) 9 (2.3%); Charles Laramie (I) 1 (0.3%);
2016	S3	62%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	309	61.3%	Scott Milne (R)	141	28.0%	54 [+]	10.7%	504	-5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 28 (5.6%); Jerry Trudell (I) 16 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 10 (2.0%);
2016	G	63%	Sue Minter (D)	257	50.5%	Phil Scott (R)	226	44.4%	26 [+]	5.1%	509	-9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 24 (4.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.4%);
2014	G	31%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	141	55.5%	Scott Milne (R)	83	32.7%	30 [+]	11.8%	254	-12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Emily Peyton (I) 8 (3.1%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 7 (2.8%); Cris Ericson (I) 6 (2.4%); Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 5 (2.0%); Bernard Peters (I) 3 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,076
Median Value	$274,100

Occupied	436	40.5%
Vacant	640	59.5%

Owned	384	88.1%
Rented	52	11.9%
Median Rent	$1,319

Single-Family Units	949	88.2%
Detached	939	87.3%
Attached	10	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	0.9%
Mobile Homes	48	4.5%

Jamaica town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jamaica town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Jamaica town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jamaica town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jamaica town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jamaica town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jamaica town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jamaica town, VT