Hyde County vs Jones County

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

Hyde 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 4,625 in Hyde County). Jones County has the higher median household income ($55,659 vs $47,338 in Hyde County). Jones County has the higher median home value ($122,600 vs $119,600 in Hyde County).

Population, income & housing

	Hyde County	Jones County
Population	4,625	9,245
Median age	48.5 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,338	$55,659
Median home value	$119,600	$122,600
Median gross rent	$1,237	$725
Housing units	3,168	4,675
Homeownership rate	71.5%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hyde County	Jones County
Population	5,213 → 4,625 (-11.3%)	9,594 → 9,245 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$39,663 → $47,338 (+19.4%)	$38,158 → $55,659 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $119,600 (-15.5%)	$89,000 → $122,600 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,237 (+59.6%)	$634 → $725 (+14.4%)

Hyde County

Population

5,2134,625

Median household income

$39,663$47,338

Median home value

$141,500$119,600

Median gross rent

$775$1,237

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)

	Hyde County	Jones County
Under 5	2.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	13.3%
18 to 24	2.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	17.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	15.4%	14.7%
75 and over	7.4%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hyde County	Jones County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	63.1%
Black or African American	24.8%	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hyde County	Jones County
No high school diploma	13.2%	13.5%
High school graduate	40.4%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hyde County	Jones County
Drove alone	74.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	18.9%	13.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	1.6%	2.3%
Other means	4.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hyde County	Jones County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	31.7%

Poverty & households

	Hyde County	Jones County
Poverty rate	22.4%	21.3%
Average household size	1.87	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1978	1986