Jones County vs Winneshiek County

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

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

Jones County has the higher population (20,799 vs 19,972 in Winneshiek County). Winneshiek County has the higher median household income ($75,652 vs $73,071 in Jones County). Winneshiek County has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $183,400 in Jones County).

Population, income & housing

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
Population	20,799	19,972
Median age	43.0 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,071	$75,652
Median home value	$183,400	$239,000
Median gross rent	$759	$800
Housing units	8,882	9,011
Homeownership rate	80.7%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
Population	20,559 → 20,799 (+1.2%)	20,262 → 19,972 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$57,549 → $73,071 (+27.0%)	$65,263 → $75,652 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$138,400 → $183,400 (+32.5%)	$177,300 → $239,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $759 (+18.4%)	$702 → $800 (+14.0%)

Jones County

Population

20,55920,799

Median household income

$57,549$73,071

Median home value

$138,400$183,400

Median gross rent

$641$759

Winneshiek County

Population

20,26219,972

Median household income

$65,263$75,652

Median home value

$177,300$239,000

Median gross rent

$702$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
Under 5	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	9.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	13.1%
75 and over	8.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	93.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
No high school diploma	5.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	39.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
Drove alone	77.2%	71.3%
Carpooled	8.8%	5.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.8%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.3%	11.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
1-unit, detached	80.6%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Jones County	Winneshiek County
Poverty rate	10.4%	7.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1969	1960