COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jones County

Iowa · 19,444 residents · 576 sq mi

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Jones County is a county of 19,444 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $41,400. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 30 minutes. Median rent is $278 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,444

−4%vs 2000

vs 20,221 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

576 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,272)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,444)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,458)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,287)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,132)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(3,247)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(2,828)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,899)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,776)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,567)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,062)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(472)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,480

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,449 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,403

−42%vs 2000

vs $17,816 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,400

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(19,414)

Black1.8%(356)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(213)

Asian0.2%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(19,018)

Black1.6%(303)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(92)

Asian0.1%(23)

Other0.5%(100)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(335)

Puerto Rican0.2%(38)

Central American0.2%(37)

Guatemalan0.2%(37)

Cuban0.2%(34)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(62)

Filipino0.1%(26)

Cambodian0.1%(25)

Asian Indian0.1%(13)

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(91)

Ancestry

German37.4%(7,813)

Irish16.4%(3,432)

English8.5%(1,781)

American5.2%(1,087)

Scottish3.1%(638)

Czech2.5%(519)

French2%(425)

Italian1.8%(386)

Norwegian1.7%(360)

Swiss1.6%(340)

Swedish1.3%(271)

Dutch0.9%(192)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.9%(186)

French Canadian0.7%(136)

Polish0.6%(116)

Hungarian0.5%(95)

Subsaharan African0.4%(91)

Welsh0.3%(63)

West Indian0.3%(58)

Haitian0.2%(48)

Russian0.2%(39)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(39)

Belgian0.2%(32)

Ethiopian0.1%(22)

Croatian0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(19)

Latvian0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0.1%(14)

Greek0.1%(12)

British0%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(10)

Finnish0%(6)

Arab0%(5)

Syrian0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Austrian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.7%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.2 min

+62%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(3,155)

Married49.5%(4,641)

Widowed3.3%(309)

Divorced13.5%(1,264)

Women 15+

Never married25.2%(2,065)

Married55.2%(4,519)

Widowed8.4%(691)

Divorced11.2%(916)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)25%(354)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(210)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.3%(486)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(95)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(31)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,418 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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