COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jones County

North Carolina · 9,414 residents · 471 sq mi

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With 9,414 people, Jones County is a county in North Carolina. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $43,200. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 27%. Households take in $19,392 at the median, 36% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,414

−9%vs 2000

vs 10,381 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

471 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(725)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(727)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(634)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(680)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(536)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(1,534)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(1,253)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(1,047)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(931)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(887)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(384)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(76)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,392

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,882 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,832

−45%vs 2000

vs $15,916 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,200

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.3%(6,256)

Black35.7%(3,703)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(282)

Asian0.2%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.8%(5,728)

Black39%(3,676)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(17)

Asian0%(4)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(278)

Central American0.8%(77)

Guatemalan0.7%(69)

Puerto Rican0.7%(61)

Cuban0.4%(35)

South American0.2%(19)

Colombian0.2%(19)

Salvadoran0.1%(7)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(62)

Filipino0%(4)

Laotian0%(3)

Ancestry

English13.2%(1,232)

American11.6%(1,075)

Irish6%(562)

German4.9%(458)

Italian2.4%(226)

Welsh1.5%(142)

Scottish1.1%(102)

Norwegian1%(97)

French1%(89)

Swedish0.7%(64)

Ukrainian0.5%(49)

Romanian0.5%(44)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(38)

Finnish0.4%(35)

Dutch0.4%(33)

Portuguese0.3%(30)

Greek0.3%(28)

British0.2%(22)

Polish0.2%(17)

Czech0.1%(13)

Australian0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

Belgian0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Danish0%(4)

Swiss0%(3)

Russian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.4%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 20.2 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 married22.3%(844)

Married62.7%(2,367)

Widowed4.5%(169)

Divorced10.5%(397)

Women 15+

Never married21.4%(876)

Married53.3%(2,177)

Widowed11.9%(486)

Divorced13.3%(545)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.3%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% 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)23.6%(217)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.4%(289)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(421)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 919 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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