COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Jones County

North Carolina · 10,381 residents · 471 sq mi

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Jones County is home to 10,381 people in North Carolina. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 39.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $65,400. Households here earn about 21% less than in North Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,381

+10%since 1990

from 9,414 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.1

+14%since 1990

from 34.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

471 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56%(626)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(759)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(824)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.5%(675)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(491)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.1%(1,150)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.8%(1,638)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.8%(1,538)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.4%(1,077)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.4%(869)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.4%(564)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(170)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,882

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,392 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,916

+80%since 1990

from $8,832 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

16.9%

−3.3 ptssince 1990

from 20.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,400

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$396

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $287 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

79.8%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 78.1% in 1990

20.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black39%(3,676)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(17)

Asian0%(4)

2000

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

Black35.7%(3,703)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(282)

Asian0.2%(16)

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

9.5%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 8.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.2%

+9.8 ptssince 1990

from 62.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 2.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

−20%since 1990

from 25.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.9%(1,060)

Married61%(2,405)

Widowed4.2%(166)

Divorced7.8%(309)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(765)

Married57.8%(2,442)

Widowed15.3%(645)

Divorced8.8%(372)

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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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