Jones County, Texas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,968
Median household income: $63,472
Median home value: $92,700

Jones County, Texas counts 19,968 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $63,472 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jones County's population held roughly steady from 19,943 to 19,968, while its median household income rose 26.1% from $50,344 to $63,472.

The median gross rent is $938. 11.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,968
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,472
Median home value: $92,700
Median gross rent: $938
Housing units: 7,060
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,94319,968

Median household income

$50,344$63,472

Median home value

$82,400$92,700

Median gross rent

$727$938

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,943	$50,344	$82,400	$727
2020	19,874	$52,471	$80,800	$773
2021	19,721	$55,575	$79,000	$782
2022	19,758	$59,361	$88,400	$954
2023	19,968	$63,472	$92,700	$938

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	795	4.0%
5 to 17	2,518	12.6%
18 to 24	1,872	9.4%
25 to 34	3,503	17.5%
35 to 44	3,228	16.2%
45 to 54	2,681	13.4%
55 to 64	2,202	11.0%
65 to 74	1,978	9.9%
75 and over	1,191	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,250	56.3%
Black or African American	2,055	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.1%
Asian	92	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	86	0.4%
Two or more races	793	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,671	28.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,796	18.9%
High school graduate	5,711	38.6%
Some college or associate's	4,617	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,285	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	374	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,208	79.2%
Carpooled	782	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	155	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	393	6.0%
Other means	41	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,921	31.1%
15 to 29 min	2,162	34.9%
30 to 44 min	1,330	21.5%
45 to 59 min	388	6.3%
60+ min	385	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.6% (1,761 of 13,935)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,346	72.1%
Nonfamily households	1,682	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,028	85.4%
Vacant	1,032	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,874	80.9%
Renter-occupied	1,154	19.1%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,862	83.0%
1-unit, attached	8	0.1%
2 to 4 units	79	1.1%
5 to 19 units	70	1.0%
20 or more units	26	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,015	14.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 48253
State: Texas
Land area: 929 sq mi
Water area: 8.53 sq mi
Center point: 32.7437, -99.8744

Cities & places

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