COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jones County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Jones County, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Jones County is 98% smaller than Wayne County. Jones County earns more, with a median household income $14,961 higher.
JONES COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population29,1711,769,038−98% vs Wayne County
Population density742,891−2,817
Population growth-1.1%-1.5%+0.4 pts
Median age41.437.9+3.5
Male48.6%48.4%+0.2 pts
Female51.4%51.6%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%10.3%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.3%47.9%+21.4 pts
Black24.3%36.6%−12.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%6.9%−4.7 pts
Asian0.2%3.7%−3.5 pts
Other4.0%5.0%−1.0 pts
Median household income$75,500$60,539+$14,961
Per capita income$35,815$34,906+$909
Poverty rate12.1%20.8%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.493−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%27.6%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree6.9%10.8%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%8.7%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation60.7%59.2%+1.5 pts
Median home value$194,500$178,500+$16,000
Median gross rent$964$1,132−$168
Owner-occupied83.6%64.8%+18.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%12.5%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households36.7%49.1%−12.4 pts
Average commute29.824.7+5.0
Worked from home13.0%14.1%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.7 pts
Uninsured8.6%5.6%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025