Friars Point vs Jonestown

A side-by-side comparison of Friars Point and Jonestown: population, income, housing, and more.

Friars Point and Jonestown are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Friars Point has the higher population (997 vs 941 in Jonestown). Friars Point has the higher median household income ($21,181 vs $20,900 in Jonestown). Jonestown has the higher median home value ($60,300 vs $54,100 in Friars Point).

Population, income & housing

	Friars Point	Jonestown
Population	997	941
Median age	29.8 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$21,181	$20,900
Median home value	$54,100	$60,300
Median gross rent	$430	$261
Housing units	445	436
Homeownership rate	38.0%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	15.3%	27.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friars Point	Jonestown
Population	1,395 → 997 (-28.5%)	1,047 → 941 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$20,250 → $21,181 (+4.6%)	$17,016 → $20,900 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $54,100 (-12.7%)	$42,100 → $60,300 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$484 → $430 (-11.2%)	$388 → $261 (-32.7%)

Friars Point

Population

1,395997

Median household income

$20,250$21,181

Median home value

$62,000$54,100

Median gross rent

$484$430

Jonestown

Population

1,047941

Median household income

$17,016$20,900

Median home value

$42,100$60,300

Median gross rent

$388$261

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Friars Point	Jonestown
Under 5	10.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	25.6%	24.9%
18 to 24	10.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	7.9%	5.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	18.1%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	6.1%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.5%
75 and over	5.1%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friars Point	Jonestown
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	99.0%	100.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friars Point	Jonestown
No high school diploma	23.0%	16.6%
High school graduate	27.7%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friars Point	Jonestown
Drove alone	88.0%	86.2%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friars Point	Jonestown
1-unit, detached	39.6%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	31.2%	38.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Friars Point	Jonestown
Poverty rate	54.7%	60.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1992	1986