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Jones County

Texas · 16,490 residents · 929 sq mi
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Jones County is home to 16,490 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $27,900. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 29% less than in Texas as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Older
median age 36.6
US median: 33.0
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

16,490
−21%vs 2000
vs 20,785 in 2000
1990 – 2025
36.6
+2%vs 2000
vs 36.0 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
929 sq mi
Population, 19902024
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Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.3%(1,047)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 98.6%(1,420)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.8%(1,293)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197.2%(1,193)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 244.6%(765)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3413.2%(2,179)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4413%(2,146)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410.8%(1,788)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 649.3%(1,539)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 749.6%(1,579)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 847.1%(1,164)
US avg: 4%
85 and over2.3%(377)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$19,270
−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $29,572 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$9,910
−27%vs 2000
vs $13,656 in 2000
US average: $14,340
21.1%
+4.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 16.8% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$27,900
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $37,000 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$275
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $376 in 2000
US average: $450
78.1%
−1.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 79.3% in 2000
21.9% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic66.2%(13,752)
Black11.4%(2,368)
Hispanic / Latino20.9%(4,346)
Asian0.4%(91)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic83.7%(13,810)
Black3.7%(609)
Hispanic / Latino16.8%(2,766)
Asian0.3%(48)
Other12.3%(2,023)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican25%(5,079)
Spaniard0.4%(75)
Puerto Rican0.3%(56)
Guatemalan0.2%(44)
Honduran0.2%(34)
Salvadoran0.2%(34)
Argentine0.1%(28)
Cuban0.1%(20)
Dominican0.1%(17)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.2%(43)
Nepalese0.2%(41)
Thai0%(10)
Korean0%(1)
Ancestry
English12.8%(2,604)
German11.5%(2,336)
Irish7.9%(1,610)
American4.5%(915)
Scottish2.6%(520)
French1.3%(272)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(248)
Italian0.8%(159)
Dutch0.7%(141)
Swiss0.6%(124)
Swedish0.5%(98)
Norwegian0.5%(93)
+ 23 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.4%(78)
West Indian0.3%(70)
Austrian0.3%(60)
British0.3%(55)
Czech0.2%(44)
Serbian0.2%(36)
Arab0.1%(29)
Haitian0.1%(27)
Nigerian0.1%(23)
Moroccan0.1%(19)
Finnish0.1%(18)
Polish0.1%(13)
Jamaican0.1%(11)
Lebanese0%(10)
Danish0%(10)
Israeli0%(10)
Belgian0%(2)
Latvian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

10.9%
+2.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 8.2% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
60.8%
−3.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 64.3% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
3.4%
+1.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 2.4% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

19.6 min
+33%vs 2000
vs 14.7 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 married40.2%(4,677)
Married42.6%(4,953)
Widowed2.6%(306)
Divorced14.5%(1,688)
Women 15+
Never married18.8%(1,106)
Married60.9%(3,582)
Widowed10.6%(626)
Divorced9.7%(571)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

19.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2013
from 20.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
43.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 45.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
23.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 24.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
16.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2020
from 60.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 38.8% 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)25.4%(292)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(280)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(340)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(6)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,148 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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How many people live in Jones County, Texas?

Jones County, Texas has about 16,490 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Jones County, Texas?

The typical household in Jones County, Texas earns about $19,270 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Jones County, Texas expensive?

In Jones County, Texas, the median home is worth about $27,900, and the typical rent is about $275 a month.

How educated are people in Jones County, Texas?

About 10.9% of adults age 25 and over in Jones County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Jones County, Texas?

About 21.1% of people in Jones County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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