Jonestown is home to 1,893 people in Pennsylvania. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 865 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 33.1. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. There are 2,986 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,000, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jonestown
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants60.4% → 78.6%(+18.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population931 → 1,893(+103%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$60,002 → $89,000(+48%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(38)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.8%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 95 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jonestown, decade by decade
Jonestown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
931
$60,002
$161,045
11.0%
5.3
2000
1,028
$65,580
$185,809
11.2%
8.5
2010
1,905
$69,231
$225,136
16.2%
23.5
2020
1,638
$101,941
$235,136
19.5%
32.3
2024
1,893
$89,000
$231,800
20.9%
35.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
