Jones County, Mississippi

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Key figures

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	66,472	2,946,779	334,922,499	823rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,216	$56,447	$80,734	2648th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	38.6	38.9	2602nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.7%	25.1%	35.7%	1872nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$143,100	$169,800	$332,700	2347th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$869	$954	$1,413	1616th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.7%	18.9%	12.5%	684th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	5.8%	5.2%	1914th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	95.7	62.8	n/a	1015th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	2.4%	14.1%	1585th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.3	n/a	n/a	2621st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	70.0%	65.2%	1509th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.2	25.6	26.4	1619th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.4%	5.9%	15.1%	2822nd of 3,222
Uninsured	15.6%	n/a	n/a	627th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.9%	43.5%	46.9%	2067th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.3%	n/a	n/a	3015th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	28.2%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.1	56.1	61.4

Age in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	37.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	24,957	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.3%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.8%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.4%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,510	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.6%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.4%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.7%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.6%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	28,826	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.8%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.4%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.1%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,053	$1,215	n/a

Education in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	12.7%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.7%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.6%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.1%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.6%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.7%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Jones County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jones County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.6%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.6%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	3.1%	16.7%

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