Jones County, Mississippi

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 66,839
Median household income: $51,143
Median home value: $126,800

Home to 66,839 residents, Jones County is one of Mississippi's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $51,143 runs below the Mississippi figure of $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Jones County's population declined 2.2% from 68,352 to 66,839, while its median household income rose 22.4% from $41,775 to $51,143.

The median resident is 37.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,839
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,143
Median home value: $126,800
Median gross rent: $810
Housing units: 28,710
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,35266,839

Median household income

$41,775$51,143

Median home value

$98,600$126,800

Median gross rent

$690$810

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,352	$41,775	$98,600	$690
2020	68,307	$43,391	$101,300	$714
2021	67,374	$43,659	$102,900	$719
2022	67,152	$49,451	$120,100	$779
2023	66,839	$51,143	$126,800	$810

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,440	6.6%
5 to 17	12,445	18.6%
18 to 24	6,209	9.3%
25 to 34	7,973	11.9%
35 to 44	8,354	12.5%
45 to 54	7,482	11.2%
55 to 64	8,336	12.5%
65 to 74	6,939	10.4%
75 and over	4,661	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,203	63.1%
Black or African American	19,059	28.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	187	0.3%
Asian	256	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.1%
Two or more races	1,016	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,071	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,649	12.9%
High school graduate	13,999	32.0%
Some college or associate's	15,337	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,406	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,354	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,236	83.7%
Carpooled	2,831	10.2%
Public transit	134	0.5%
Walked	325	1.2%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	883	3.2%
Other means	354	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,527	28.0%
15 to 29 min	11,587	43.1%
30 to 44 min	4,543	16.9%
45 to 59 min	1,324	4.9%
60+ min	1,905	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 20.8% (13,571 of 65,276)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,031	69.2%
Nonfamily households	7,569	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,600	85.7%
Vacant	4,110	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,150	73.8%
Renter-occupied	6,450	26.2%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other21.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,181	66.8%
1-unit, attached	521	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,246	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1,534	5.3%
20 or more units	96	0.3%
Mobile home & other	6,132	21.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 28067
State: Mississippi
Land area: 695 sq mi
Water area: 4.9 sq mi
Center point: 31.6166, -89.1685