Jones County, GA Demographic Data
Jones County, GA Summary
Jones County is located in Georgia
- Population: 28,642
- Area: 395.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 393.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.48 sq. miles
- Population Density: 72.43 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 521.00 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Jones County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,791
52%
50.8
Male
13,910
49%
49.2
Total Population
28,701
323,128,000
Jones County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,593
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,026
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,054
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,850
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,724
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,216
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,755
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,167
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,127
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,663
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,756
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,396
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
374
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,760
75.8%
77.2
Female
11,371
52.3%
51.3
Male
10,389
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,771
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,441
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,526
15.8%
15.2
Female
2,508
55.4%
55.8
Male
2,018
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Jones County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
28,372
98.9%
96.8
White
20,963
73.0%
72.6
Black or African American
7,092
24.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
60
0.2%
0.8
Asian
193
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
19
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
22
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
42
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
25
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
85
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
64
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
329
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
393
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
82
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
29
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
13
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
269
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
28,308
98.6%
82.2
Jones County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
628
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,798
9.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,409
38.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,255
21.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,428
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,308
11.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,628
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,426
12.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,028
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,936
20.3%
31.2
Jones County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,752
25.0%
33.7%
Now Married
12,478
54.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,924
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
424
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,450
6.3
5.8%
Jones County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
26,752
98.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
356
1.3%
21.6%
Spanish
133
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
38
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
180
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.0%
1.1%
Jones County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
599
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
515
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,160
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,093
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,585
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,797
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,528
14.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,404
13.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
432
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
254
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
54,020
57,617
Per capita income
26,602
31,128
Jones County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
243
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
817
6.6%
9.8
Construction
1,064
8.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,583
28.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
890
7.2%
6.6
Information
132
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
892
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
568
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
683
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
1,000
8.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,296
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
744
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
477
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,580
12.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,090
33.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,782
14.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,245
26.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,692
13.7%
18.1%
Jones County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,277
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,476
85.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,131
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
51
0.4%
5.1
Walked
105
0.9%
2.7
Other means
26
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
488
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.9
26.6
Jones County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
394
3.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,466
23.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,287
41.4%
37.1
3 or more
3,220
31.1%
21.0
Jones County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,367
89.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,476
81.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,891
18.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,222
10.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Jones County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,589
1 room
4
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
66
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
145
1.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,476
12.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,874
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,461
21.2%
17.8
7 rooms
2,116
18.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,185
10.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,262
10.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Jones County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,589
1-unit, detached
8,546
73.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
101
0.9%
5.9
2-units
265
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
107
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
68
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
93
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,393
20.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Jones County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
410
3.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
95
0.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
457
3.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
819
7.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,955
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,921
16.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,725
23.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,128
27.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
48
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
31
0.3%
1.4%
Jones County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,096
20.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
949
9.2%
4.7
Electricity
7,006
67.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
55
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
223
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
22
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
16
0.2%
1.1
Jones County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,001
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
75
1.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
96
1.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
124
2.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
370
7.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
922
18.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,240
24.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,174
43.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,223
44.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
797
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
670
13.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
499
10.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
812
16.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Jones County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,576
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
21
1.3%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
48
3.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
49
3.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
128
8.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
300
19.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,030
65.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
315
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
828
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
154
10.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
205
14.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
215
14.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
113
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
172
11.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
590
40.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
442
0.0%
0.0%
Jones County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,476
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,156
13.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,129
25.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,683
19.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,588
18.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,237
14.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
534
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
54
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
95
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
129,700
205,000
