Jones County is home to 66,472 people in Mississippi. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $143,100. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Households take in $52,216 at the median, 37% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,216, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jones County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.2% → 20.7%(+8.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share74.2% → 62.9%(−11.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)15.2%(463)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.4%(956)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(1,305)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(114)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,043 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
Jones County, decade by decade
Jones County 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
62,031
$46,175
$100,323
12.2%
48.4
2000
64,958
$52,438
$98,369
14.0%
53.8
2010
67,761
$51,813
$114,366
15.8%
61.0
2020
67,246
$52,592
$122,780
20.7%
66.4
2024
66,472
$52,216
$143,100
20.7%
65.1
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.
