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About Jamaica, VT
Jamaica, VT is located in Windham County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Jamaica is about 881 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $227,493, which is roughly 2% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 5% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $57,800, which is roughly 13% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 11% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.24Male Population Estimate: 53.9%
Female Population Estimate: 46.1%
Median Age: 51.3
Male Median Age: 44.8
Female Median Age: 45.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:2.8%
Black:1.9%
Hispanic:1.6%
Asian:0.8%
Other:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 25.49%
Other: 2.65%
Libertarian: 0.87%
Green: 0.5%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Jamaica specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Windham County: About 3.6 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Windham County: About 167.14 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Windham County is about 9% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 42% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Jamaica is about 2%.
Vermont is ranked #12 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.91 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.9The average living wage for the state of Vermont is $32.92/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Vermont a minimum wage score of 71.91 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.88/hr, which gives Vermont a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Vermont is $271.56, resulting in a UI benefit score of 75.95 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Vermont does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Vermont does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Vermont does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Vermont does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Vermont does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ Vermont does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Vermont does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Vermont does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Vermont does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Vermont does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Vermont does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Vermont does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Vermont does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Vermont does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Vermont does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Vermont does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Pikes Falls, VT ( 2.83 mi. )
- East Jamaica, VT ( 3.74 mi. )
- Rawsonville, VT ( 3.74 mi. )
- West Townshend, VT ( 4.56 mi. )
- South Windham, VT ( 4.82 mi. )
- Bondville, VT ( 4.90 mi. )
- W Townshend, VT ( 5.10 mi. )
- Stratton Mountain, VT ( 5.32 mi. )
- Wardsborough, VT ( 5.53 mi. )
- Wardsboro, VT ( 5.54 mi. )
- West Wardsboro, VT ( 5.62 mi. )
- S Londonderry, VT ( 5.69 mi. )
- Stratton Mnt, VT ( 5.69 mi. )
- Stratton Mtn, VT ( 5.69 mi. )
- Mary Meyer, VT ( 5.80 mi. )
- South Londonderry, VT ( 6.21 mi. )
- South Wardsboro, VT ( 6.22 mi. )
- Windham, VT ( 6.51 mi. )
- Townshend, VT ( 6.88 mi. )
- Londonderry, VT ( 7.11 mi. )
- Stratton, VT ( 7.20 mi. )
- W Wardsboro, VT ( 7.20 mi. )
- Simpsonville, VT ( 7.78 mi. )
- Harmonyville, VT ( 8.04 mi. )
- Winhall, VT ( 8.04 mi. )
- North Windham, VT ( 8.60 mi. )
- Mount Snow, VT ( 10.09 mi. )
- Mt Snow, VT ( 10.09 mi. )
- W Dover, VT ( 10.09 mi. )
- Dover, VT ( 10.11 mi. )
- Newfane, VT ( 10.30 mi. )
- Athens, VT ( 10.44 mi. )
- East Dover, VT ( 10.45 mi. )
- Bromley Mtn, VT ( 10.54 mi. )
- Grafton, VT ( 10.76 mi. )
- Brookside, VT ( 11.01 mi. )
- Brookline, VT ( 11.11 mi. )
- West Dover, VT ( 11.49 mi. )
- Landgrove, VT ( 11.49 mi. )
- Peaseville, VT ( 11.58 mi. )
- Simonsville, VT ( 11.62 mi. )
- South Newfane, VT ( 12.20 mi. )
- Williamsville, VT ( 12.25 mi. )
- Peru, VT ( 12.28 mi. )
- Cambridgeport, VT ( 12.53 mi. )
- Barnumville, VT ( 12.76 mi. )
- Middletown, VT ( 13.11 mi. )
- Reedville, VT ( 13.20 mi. )
- Manchester Center, VT ( 13.22 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05343Latitude: 43.100900
Longitude: -72.799200
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1758.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802