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District 2, Jones County, MS

13,513 Population
146.8 square miles 92.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Jones County: 37.9 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,705 ±$5,819 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jones County: $29,510 ±$1,626
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,607 ±$9,580 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jones County: $52,216 ±$4,367
  • a little higher than the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.7% ±6.2% (2,393  ±867) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Jones County: 18.7% † 12,175 (±2.4% / ±1,576)
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.2 minutes ±2.9 (129,010  ±22,014) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Jones County: 24.2 633,055 (±2 / ±56,898)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,946 ±360 Number of households
  • Jones County: 24,957 ±595
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (13,513  ±1,245) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Jones County: 2.6 64,852 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±2.6% (122  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jones County: 6.9% † 1,038 (±2.4% / ±356)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,809 ±401 Number of housing units
  • Jones County: 28,826 ±43
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$179,200 ±$27,063 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Jones County: $143,100 † ±$16,546
  • a little higher than the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.8% ±5.8% (1,580  ±796.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jones County: 8.3% † 5,426 (±1.6% / ±1,058)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.9% ±4.1% (7,017  ±662.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Jones County: 87.3% 38,052 (±3.9% / ±1,678.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.7% ±3.7% (2,209  ±353.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jones County: 20.7% 9,002 (±1.7% / ±744.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.6% ±2.3% (488  ±311) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jones County: 2.9% 1,899
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.5% ±2.3% (723  ±226) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jones County: 6.1% † 3,043 (±0.9% / ±424)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
723 Total veterans ±226 698 Male ±222 25 Female ±27

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