Jones County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 43,75567.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 20,10631.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,0374.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7061.1%Two or more races
  • 2350.4%Asian alone
  • 1420.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 300.05%Some other race alone
  • 130.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,049 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $978 (1.0%)

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, Sharon, Sandersville, Soso.

Neighboring counties: Berrien County, Georgia , Madison Parish, Louisiana , Henry County, Alabama , Lamar County , Coryell County, Texas , Turner County, Georgia , San Saba County, Texas , Shelby County, Texas .

Current college students: 3,040
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,510 (14.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3882010 or later
• 6372000 to 2009
• 3401990 to 1999
• 1241980 to 1989
• 661970 to 1979
• 157Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,587
• One, attached: 859
• Two: 1,110
• 3 or 4: 977
• 5 to 9: 1,432
• 10 to 19: 340
• 50 or more: 143
• Mobile homes: 5,703
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 138

Housing units in Jones County with a mortgage: 6,081 (272 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,677

Religion statistics for Jones County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jones County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 22, 2020 - April 23, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4551-MS: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4551, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020, FEMA Id: 4536, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornado, Incident Period: December 27, 2018 - December 28, 2018, FEMA Id: 4415, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 09, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4268: March 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4268, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 03, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4175: April 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4175, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Tropical Storm Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3348: August 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3348, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3213: August 28, 2005, FEMA Id: 3213, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.07% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,120 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.69% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($25,324 average AGI)
1.38% relocated from other states ($9,795 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.38%
Mississippi average:	2.61%

from Jasper County, MS	0.74% ($28,280 average AGI)
from Forrest County, MS	0.67% ($36,428)
from Wayne County, MS	0.37% ($26,405)
from Lamar County, MS	0.29% ($49,462)
from Covington County, MS	0.22% ($32,673)
from Smith County, MS	0.21% ($29,660)
from Harrison County, MS	0.15% ($41,971)

5.62% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,383 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.91% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($24,447 average AGI)
1.71% relocated to other states ($11,937 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.71%
Mississippi average:	2.94%

to Jasper County, MS	0.80% ($31,727 average AGI)
to Forrest County, MS	0.70% ($35,275)
to Wayne County, MS	0.39% ($31,711)
to Lamar County, MS	0.38% ($43,954)
to Harrison County, MS	0.21% ($33,612)
to Covington County, MS	0.19% ($37,744)
to Smith County, MS	0.17% ($19,103)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jones County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,620 (3,297 living alone), Female householders: 13,558 (3,383 living alone)

• 10,267 spouses (10,267 opposite-sex spouses), 988 unmarried partners, (904 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,144 children (20,365 natural, 608 adopted, 1,171 stepchildren), 1,965 grandchildren, 962 brothers or sisters, 2,111 parents, 0 foster children, 1,396 other relatives, 2,313 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,774

Size of family households: 6,456 2-persons, 4,941 3-persons, 3,068 4-persons, 1,106 5-persons, 750 6-persons, 408 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,680 1-person, 569 2-persons, 200 3-persons.

8,632 married couples with children.
6,313 single-parent households (494 men, 5,819 women).

95.8% of residents of Jones speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $387,566,000 ($5,902 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Jones County, Mississippi
• 1,5372014 or later
• 9392010 to 2013
• 5,2732000 to 2009
• 3,3231990 to 1999
• 4,3161980 to 1989
• 6,0211970 to 1979
• 1,6051960 to 1969
• 2,0241950 to 1959
• 1,0791940 to 1949
• 3,1721939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jones County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jones County, Mississippi
• 1061 room
• 732 rooms
• 1543 rooms
• 1,6194 rooms
• 3,3585 rooms
• 3,8126 rooms
• 2,7917 rooms
• 2,6048 rooms
• 2,2419+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jones County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 1642 rooms
• 1,5853 rooms
• 1,6524 rooms
• 2,2465 rooms
• 7546 rooms
• 1697 rooms
• 6758 rooms
• 1759+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jones County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jones County, Mississippi
• 106no bedroom
• 731 bedroom
• 2,0942 bedrooms
• 11,2353 bedrooms
• 2,9574 bedrooms
• 2935+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jones County, Mississippi
• 0no bedroom
• 1,0771 bedroom
• 3,0312 bedrooms
• 2,5823 bedrooms
• 4044 bedrooms
• 3265+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Jones County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jones County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 591no vehicle
• 4,2031 vehicle
• 7,7792 vehicles
• 2,3153 vehicles
• 1,3704 vehicles
• 5005+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jones County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,137no vehicle
• 4,6511 vehicle
• 1,1652 vehicles
• 4673 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.4% of Jones County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 56,176
• Other state: 10,021
• Northeast: 1,534
• Midwest: 612
• South: 6,828
• West: 1,047

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,926
• Number of aged recipients: 254
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,672
• Number of recipients under 18: 652
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,705
• Number of recipients older than 64: 569
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,127
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,119

Jones County on our top lists:

• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"