Jones County vs White County

A side-by-side comparison of Jones County and White County: population, income, housing, and more.

Jones County and White County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jones County has the higher population (28,526 vs 28,454 in White County). White County has the higher median household income ($69,747 vs $68,259 in Jones County). White County has the higher median home value ($262,200 vs $174,600 in Jones County).

Population, income & housing

	Jones County	White County
Population	28,526	28,454
Median age	41.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,259	$69,747
Median home value	$174,600	$262,200
Median gross rent	$917	$1,015
Housing units	11,759	13,822
Homeownership rate	85.4%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jones County	White County
Population	28,579 → 28,526 (-0.2%)	29,489 → 28,454 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$56,020 → $68,259 (+21.8%)	$52,493 → $69,747 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $174,600 (+40.7%)	$176,300 → $262,200 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $917 (+18.3%)	$827 → $1,015 (+22.7%)

Jones County

Population

28,57928,526

Median household income

$56,020$68,259

Median home value

$124,100$174,600

Median gross rent

$775$917

White County

Population

29,48928,454

Median household income

$52,493$69,747

Median home value

$176,300$262,200

Median gross rent

$827$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jones County	White County
Under 5	5.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	13.6%
75 and over	7.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jones County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	89.8%
Black or African American	25.1%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jones County	White County
No high school diploma	8.3%	15.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jones County	White County
Drove alone	83.7%	78.1%
Carpooled	5.6%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	11.0%
Other means	0.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jones County	White County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Jones County	White County
Poverty rate	13.5%	11.7%
Average household size	2.62	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1990	1994