Jones County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

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Races in Jones County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 31,423	(48.4%)
Females: 33,535	(51.6%)

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Jones County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$33,771
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$440
State:	$438

Jones County:	$87,100
Mississippi:	$96,000

Jones County:	22.3%
Mississippi:	20.6%

This county:	19.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	8.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jones County is $357 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $599 a month.

Cities in this county include: Laurel, Ellisville, Sandersville, Soso.

2005 air pollution in Jones County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Covington County , Forrest County , Jasper County , Perry County , Smith County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Ellisville Junction (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Jones County include: Bible Baptist Church (A), Roy Valley Church (B), Lawn Haven Church (C), Riverside Church (D), Revival Tabernacle (E), Burris Memorial Universalist Church (F), Red Hill Church (G), Calhoun Baptist Church (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Shady Grove Cemetery (1), Coats Cemetery (2), Matthews Cemetery (3), Knights Mill Cemetery (4), Knight Cemetery (5), Kirland Cemetery (6), Edmonson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Clear Lake (A), Scruggs Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Speed Lake (D), Jordan Lake (E), Jones County Lake (F), Masonite Lake (G), Lake Bogue Homo (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Redbank Branch (A), Burr Creek (B), Bee Branch (C), Mayhaw Branch (D), Buzzard Bay (E), Rashee Branch (F), Camp Creek (G), Basie Branch (H), Savannah Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
Mississippi:	9.6%

Current college students: 3,040
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,314 (19% naturalized citizens)

Jones County:	2.0%
Whole state:	1.4%

Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,501
• One, attached: 335
• Two: 579
• 3 or 4: 574
• 5 to 9: 675
• 10 to 19: 269
• 20 or more: 343
• Mobile homes: 5,607
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Jones County with a mortgage: 6,236 (536 second mortgage, 332 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,423

Here:	53.5% with mortgage
State:	62.1% with mortgage

Jones County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 6.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 458 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/28/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 350 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Jones County-area historical earthquake activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.4 miles away from Jones County center
On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.4 miles away from the county center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from Jones County center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 21,173 (80%) Carpooled: 3,959 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 167 (1%) Taxi: 37 (0%) Motorcycle: 44 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 398 (2%) Other means: 235 (1%) Worked at home: 458 (2%)

5.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.51%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.57% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($18,002 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($9,893 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.94%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

from Jasper County, MS	0.69% ($21,186 average AGI)
from Forrest County, MS	0.64% ($30,023)
from Harrison County, MS	0.25% ($28,400)
from Lamar County, MS	0.23% ($37,064)
from Covington County, MS	0.21% ($30,548)
from Wayne County, MS	0.18% ($23,944)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.17% ($20,086)

5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.55% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($18,687 average AGI)
1.99% relocated to other states ($10,898 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.99%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

to Forrest County, MS	0.79% ($25,629 average AGI)
to Jasper County, MS	0.69% ($23,906)
to Lamar County, MS	0.28% ($52,053)
to Wayne County, MS	0.24% ($24,375)
to Covington County, MS	0.16% ($30,813)
to Smith County, MS	0.13% ($31,704)
to Perry County, MS	0.13% ($26,731)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,788 (8,952 aged, 2,836 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 55,529 (13,189 male householders, 4,474 female householders)

  13,272 spouses, 19,114 children (17,550 natural, 484 adopted, 1,080 stepchildren), 2,240 grandchildren, 544 brothers or sisters, 309 parents, 1,026 other relatives, 1,361 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,720 (2,750 male householders (2,291 living alone)), 3,850 female householders (3,636 living alone)), 1,120 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,709 (339 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,271 2-persons, 4,571 3-persons, 3,370 4-persons, 1,533 5-persons, 544 6-persons, 374 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,927 1-person, 537 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

96.2% of residents of Jones County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 38% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $387,566,000 ($5902 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,714,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $177,385,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $98,984,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,350,000
Federal grants: $78,960,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,225,000 ($740,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,662,000 ($6,886,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,081,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $39,022,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,660,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.7

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

64% of Jones County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Mississippi.

Jones County:	64.3%
State average:	59.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 53051
• Northeast: 597
• Midwest: 1552
• South: 7356
• West: 814

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Here:	5.3%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	4.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	8.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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