Graham County vs Jones County

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

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

Jones County has the higher population (9,245 vs 8,041 in Graham County). Jones County has the higher median household income ($55,659 vs $49,038 in Graham County). Graham County has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $122,600 in Jones County).

Population, income & housing

	Graham County	Jones County
Population	8,041	9,245
Median age	45.5 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,038	$55,659
Median home value	$155,800	$122,600
Median gross rent	$581	$725
Housing units	5,244	4,675
Homeownership rate	80.8%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graham County	Jones County
Population	8,509 → 8,041 (-5.5%)	9,594 → 9,245 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$39,571 → $49,038 (+23.9%)	$38,158 → $55,659 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$122,300 → $155,800 (+27.4%)	$89,000 → $122,600 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$499 → $581 (+16.4%)	$634 → $725 (+14.4%)

Graham County

Population

8,5098,041

Median household income

$39,571$49,038

Median home value

$122,300$155,800

Median gross rent

$499$581

Jones County

Population

9,5949,245

Median household income

$38,158$55,659

Median home value

$89,000$122,600

Median gross rent

$634$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Graham County	Jones County
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.8%
65 to 74	14.1%	14.7%
75 and over	10.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graham County	Jones County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	63.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.4%	0.6%
Asian	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graham County	Jones County
No high school diploma	15.2%	13.5%
High school graduate	36.7%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graham County	Jones County
Drove alone	82.6%	81.1%
Carpooled	12.1%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	1.3%	2.3%
Other means	2.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graham County	Jones County
1-unit, detached	69.4%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	31.7%

Poverty & households

	Graham County	Jones County
Poverty rate	8.7%	21.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1987	1986