Jonestown, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,556 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,556 (21 farm, 1,535 nonfarm))

Jonestown, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 513 (492 occupied: 256 owner occupied, 236 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	28%

Housing density: 1301 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $132 (lower quartile is $140, upper quartile is $274)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $196

Median gross rent in Jonestown, MS in 2007: $298

Housing units in Jonestown with a mortgage: 59 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,277 (it was $31,500 in 2000)

Jonestown:	$47,277
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $24,156 - $74,664

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $80,885
Here: $80,885
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $8,751
Here: $8,751
State: $144,095

Mobile homes: $29,034
Here: $29,034
State: $37,232

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,692

In family households: 1,551 (106 male householders, 263 female householders)
102 spouses, 762 children (720 natural, 14 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 158 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 47 other relatives, 76 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 141 (54 male householders (49 living alone)), 64 female householders (52 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 101 1-person, 12 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

150 married couples with children.
409 single-parent households (34 men, 375 women).

98.6% of residents of Jonestown speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 16 (0.9%)
(12.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jonestown, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 74 6 rooms: 69 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 9

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonestown, Mississippi:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 54 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 52 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 35
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 144
1970 to 1979: 128
1960 to 1969: 49
1950 to 1959: 62
1940 to 1949: 14
1939 or earlier: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jonestown:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 51 3 bedrooms: 137 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonestown:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 64 2 bedrooms: 82 3 bedrooms: 57 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jonestown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 108 2 vehicles: 74 3 vehicles: 21 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Jonestown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 111 1 vehicle: 81 2 vehicles: 30 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Jonestown, MS:

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 8
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 16
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 27
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 17
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 12
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $174,999: 1
$175,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 to $249,999: 1
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Jonestown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jonestown:

Less than $100: 65 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 15
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 3
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 49

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Jonestown, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.3%
Number of people working at home: 5 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 15
5 to 9 minutes: 21
10 to 14 minutes: 31
15 to 19 minutes: 43
20 to 24 minutes: 44
25 to 29 minutes: 14
30 to 34 minutes: 27
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 8
45 to 59 minutes: 131
60 to 89 minutes: 46
90 or more minutes: 28

Jonestown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 202 (48%)
Carpooled: 134 (32%)
Bus or trolley bus: 41 (10%)
Walked: 23 (5%)
Other means: 14 (3%)
Worked at home: 5 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 187
$10,000 to $14,999: 55
$15,000 to $19,999: 58
$20,000 to $24,999: 30
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 32
$40,000 to $44,999: 15
$45,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $74,999: 13
$75,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1296

Subsaharan African:: 52

African: 52

United States or American: 33

Irish: 22

Scotch-Irish: 5

European: 4

English: 3

Dutch: 2

French Canadian: 2

Scottish: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (56%)
United Kingdom (19%)
Africa, n.e.c. (13%)
Bolivia (13%)

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

This state: 1535
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 78
South: 48
West: 6

75% of Jonestown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 24
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 50
Less than 1 year of college: 23
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 18
Associate degree: 10
Bachelor's degree: 9
Master's degree: 3
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 69
Less than 1 year of college: 25
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 50
Associate degree: 55
Bachelor's degree: 28
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $30,042
Black householders: $16,399
Some other race householders: $29,993
Two or more races householders: $11,406
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $41,645

Jonestown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jonestown household income for Black householders

Jonestown marital status for males

Jonestown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $33,384
Black or African American householders: $50,448
Two or more races householders: $55,641

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 272
One, attached: 16
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 69
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 10
50 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,421

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jonestown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	2.0%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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