Jones County, Iowa

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,799
Median household income: $73,071
Median home value: $183,400

Home to 20,799 residents, Jones County is one of Iowa's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $73,071 runs in line with the Iowa figure of $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jones County's population grew 1.2% from 20,559 to 20,799, while its median household income rose 27.0% from $57,549 to $73,071.

Households average 2.42 people. The median gross rent is $759.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,799
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $73,071
Median home value: $183,400
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 8,882
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,55920,799

Median household income

$57,549$73,071

Median home value

$138,400$183,400

Median gross rent

$641$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,559	$57,549	$138,400	$641
2020	20,575	$57,134	$140,000	$659
2021	20,680	$63,279	$146,400	$671
2022	20,733	$68,781	$165,200	$693
2023	20,799	$73,071	$183,400	$759

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,075	5.2%
5 to 17	3,269	15.7%
18 to 24	1,427	6.9%
25 to 34	2,433	11.7%
35 to 44	2,605	12.5%
45 to 54	2,488	12.0%
55 to 64	3,118	15.0%
65 to 74	2,528	12.2%
75 and over	1,856	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,110	91.9%
Black or African American	420	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	126	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	595	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	516	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	842	5.6%
High school graduate	5,911	39.3%
Some college or associate's	5,157	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,158	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	960	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,425	77.2%
Carpooled	850	8.8%
Public transit	21	0.2%
Walked	171	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,084	11.3%
Other means	61	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,895	33.9%
15 to 29 min	2,120	24.9%
30 to 44 min	1,555	18.2%
45 to 59 min	1,361	16.0%
60+ min	597	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 10.4% (2,038 of 19,537)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,295	65.3%
Nonfamily households	2,814	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,109	91.3%
Vacant	773	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,543	80.7%
Renter-occupied	1,566	19.3%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,163	80.6%
1-unit, attached	329	3.7%
2 to 4 units	535	6.0%
5 to 19 units	294	3.3%
20 or more units	147	1.7%
Mobile home & other	414	4.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 19105
State: Iowa
Land area: 576 sq mi
Water area: 1.46 sq mi
Center point: 42.1251, -91.1169