Races in Jones County, Mississippi:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $33,137 ($28,786 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $371 (lower quartile is $237, upper quartile is $525)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $82,600 (it was $54,000 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,400 - $142,500

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $138,925

Here:	$138,925
State:	$150,055

Townhouses or other attached units: $149,460

Here:	$149,460
State:	$180,099

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $64,574

Here:	$64,574
State:	$111,160

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,055,166

Here:	$2,055,166
State:	$940,330

Mobile homes: $44,514

Here:	$44,514
State:	$37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $210,389

Here:	$210,389
State:	$27,068

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $897
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $292

Institutionalized population: 616

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $509 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $252 (0.4%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.3%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.3%
Median age of residents in 2010: 36 years old
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 27 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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.

Jones County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2005 air pollution in Jones County:

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

Click to draw/clear Jones County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jones County: Ellisville Junction (A), Phipps Poultry Farms (B), Dickerson Poultry Farm (C), Suttle Fish Farm (D), Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department (E), Calhoun Volunteer Fire Department (F), Southwest Jones Volunteer Fire Department (G), Moselle Volunteer Fire Department (H), Ovett Volunteer Fire Department (I), Hebron Volunteer Fire Department (J), South Jones Volunteer Fire Department (K), Union Volunteer Fire Department (L), Johnson Volunteer Fire Department (M), Sharon Volunteer Fire Department (N), Powers Volunteer Fire Department (O), Pleasant Ridge Volunteer Fire Department (P), Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Glade Volunteer Fire Department (R), Rustin Volunteer Fire Department (S), Boggy Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jones County include: New Palestine Church (A), New Zion Baptist Church (B), Myrick Baptist Church (C), Mount Zion Methodist Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Mount Oral Baptist Church (F), Mount Olive Baptist Church (G), Moselle United Methodist Church (H), Moselle Memorial Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Tucker Cemetery (1), Hopewell Cemetery (2), Choctaw Cemetery (3), Clark Cemetery (4), Coats Cemetery (5), Coltins Cemetery (6), Crosby Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Horseshoe Lake (A), Jordan Lake (B), Scruggs Lake (C), Speed Lake (D), Clear Lake (E), Bush Lake (F), Lake Bogue Homo (G), Masonite Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blacksnake Creek (A), Clear Branch (B), Black Branch (C), Big Creek (D), Big Branch (E), Bee Branch (F), Bear Creek (G), Basie Branch (H), Aplin Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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)

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: 18,501
• 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

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 65.44%

Here		65.4%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 42,507
Total congregations: 133

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	28,374 (66.8%)	5,466 (12.9%)	3,839 (9.0%)	800 (1.9%)	793 (1.9%)
Congregations	49 (36.8%)	22 (16.5%)	23 (17.3%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.0%)

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Presbyterian Church	Other
Adherents	432 (1.0%)	427 (1.0%)	412 (1.0%)	309 (0.7%)	1,655 (3.9%)
Congregations	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	22 (16.5%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Jones County - Laurel, Ellisville, Sandersville, Soso

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jones County:

Average size of farms: 122 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $120,242
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $119.94
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.22%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $91,847
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.97%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36,112
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.64
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.70%
Corn for grain: 290 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 280 harvested acres
Vegetables: 323 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 192 acres

Tornado activity:

Jones County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 7.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 463 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.

Earthquake activity:

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 the 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)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1604): August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3213, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1594): July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2001 to March 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1360): February 23, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Mississippi Hurricane Georges, Incident Period: September 28, 1998 to October 5, 1998, Emergency Declared (EM-3132): September 28, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3132, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Georges, Incident Period: September 25, 1998 to October 5, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1251): October 1, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1251, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: January 24, 1990 to March 15, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-859): February 28, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-859, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi HURRICANE FREDERIC, Incident Period: September 13, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-599): September 13, 1979, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-599, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Drought and Freezing, Incident Period: February 22, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3032): February 22, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3032, Natural disaster type: Freeze, Drought
• Mississippi Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-430): April 18, 1974, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-430, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Jones County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,952.

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

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

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

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.52
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16755.51
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 531.510
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 82280.47

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1579.500
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1206.170
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.58

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37.82
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80.11

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.05

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 102.8. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 87.5. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 65,951

• In family households: 57,144 (11,721 male householders, 6,088 female householders)

  12,215 spouses, 19,761 children (18,025 natural, 447 adopted, 1,289 stepchildren), 2,953 grandchildren, 785 brothers or sisters, 448 parents, 1,169 other relatives, 1,639 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,807 (3,522 male householders (2,900 living alone)), 3,916 female householders (3,567 living alone)), 1,369 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,810 (616 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,442 2-persons, 4,213 3-persons, 3,326 4-persons, 1,669 5-persons, 651 6-persons, 508 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,467 1-person, 778 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 10 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

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

Births: 5,310

Deaths: 3,753

Net international migration: +810

Net internal migration: -1,078

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

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.

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 394

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 159

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 248

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

Most common first names in Jones County, MS among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	599	69.4 years
William	506	72.6 years
John	493	72.8 years
Mary	467	77.7 years
Robert	290	69.2 years
Willie	269	72.9 years
Charles	245	68.2 years
George	219	72.9 years
Annie	196	78.6 years
Thomas	176	71.3 years

Most common last names in Jones County, MS among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	346	74.9 years
Jones	314	73.7 years
Walters	277	76.2 years
Johnson	234	74.6 years
Holifield	199	75.6 years
Williams	196	73.8 years
Davis	177	72.9 years
Parker	143	74.3 years
Hill	131	75.3 years
Knight	125	75.7 years

Businesses in Jones County, MS
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		McDonald's	3
Applebee's	1		New Balance	1
Arby's	1		Nike	2
AutoZone	2		Office Depot	1
Bath & Body Works	1		Papa John's Pizza	1
Best Western	2		Payless	2
Blockbuster	1		Pizza Hut	3
Buffalo Wild Wings	1		Popeyes	2
Burger King	2		Quiznos	1
CVS	1		RadioShack	1
Chick-Fil-A	1		Rodeway Inn	1
Church's Chicken	1		Rue21	1
Comfort Suites	1		Ryan's Grill	1
Curves	2		SONIC Drive-In	2
Domino's Pizza	2		Sears	1
Econo Lodge	1		Subway	6
FedEx	8		Super 8	1
Foot Locker	1		T-Mobile	2
GNC	1		Taco Bell	1
H&R Block	2		True Value	1
Hardee's	3		U-Haul	4
Holiday Inn	1		UPS	9
JCPenney	1		Verizon Wireless	1
Jones New York	1		Waffle House	1
KFC	3		Walgreens	1
Kroger	1		Walmart	1
Lowe's	1

Browse common businesses in Jones County, MS

Jones County on our top lists:

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Denominations adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"

Back to: Mississippi, Mississippi smaller cities, Mississippi smallest towns, All US cities.