Jones County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 43,99767.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 20,10430.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,8814.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8351.3%Two or more races
  • 2110.3%Asian alone
  • 1460.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 720.1%Some other race alone
  • 640.10%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 2018: $1,182 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2018: $633 (0.7%)

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: 84.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,158 (9.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5562010 or later
• 5392000 to 2009
• 5011990 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: 20,933
• One, attached: 413
• Two: 672
• 3 or 4: 1,090
• 5 to 9: 489
• 10 to 19: 465
• 20 to 49: 223
• 50 or more: 66
• Mobile homes: 4,792

Housing units in Jones County with a mortgage: 6,913 (0 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 78 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,839

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:

• In family households: 58,098 (9,047 male householders, 8,353 female householders)

  12,384 spouses, 22,039 children (19,202 natural, 1,604 adopted, 1,233 stepchildren), 2,206 grandchildren, 1,182 brothers or sisters, 1,219 parents, 985 other relatives, 683 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,436 (4,159 male householders (3,544 living alone)), 3,539 female householders (3,365 living alone)), 738 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,927

Size of family households: 8,886 2-persons, 2,476 3-persons, 4,083 4-persons, 1,114 5-persons, 722 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,909 1-person, 789 2-persons.

9,412 married couples with children.
5,540 single-parent households (300 men, 5,240 women).

96.2% of residents of Jones speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 28% don't speak English at all).
0.3% 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).
0.1% 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
• 4962014 or later
• 6502010 to 2013
• 3,8832000 to 2009
• 5,0361990 to 1999
• 5,0151980 to 1989
• 5,4301970 to 1979
• 3,5421960 to 1969
• 2,5691950 to 1959
• 1,3791940 to 1949
• 1,1431939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jones County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jones County, Mississippi
• 1511 room
• 1492 rooms
• 1173 rooms
• 1,0904 rooms
• 4,2145 rooms
• 3,2956 rooms
• 5,1767 rooms
• 2,2078 rooms
• 2,3539+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jones County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 1562 rooms
• 5473 rooms
• 1,8804 rooms
• 1,3335 rooms
• 8796 rooms
• 1,1847 rooms
• 1758 rooms
• 1929+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jones County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jones County, Mississippi
• 151no bedroom
• 3681 bedroom
• 1,8632 bedrooms
• 11,8593 bedrooms
• 3,5544 bedrooms
• 9575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jones County, Mississippi
• 0no bedroom
• 7541 bedroom
• 2,4422 bedrooms
• 2,4633 bedrooms
• 4744 bedrooms
• 2135+ 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
• 806no vehicle
• 4,6311 vehicle
• 7,4522 vehicles
• 3,7613 vehicles
• 1,7764 vehicles
• 3265+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jones County in renter-occupied apartments
• 621no vehicle
• 3,9741 vehicle
• 1,2552 vehicles
• 2633 vehicles
• 2334 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.8% of Jones County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Mississippi.

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

• This state: 59,113
• Other state: 7,355
• Northeast: 409
• Midwest: 774
• South: 5,394
• West: 778

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+)"