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Jones County School District, MS

50,305 Population
680.2 square miles 74 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jones County: 37.6 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$27,941 ±$1,481 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Jones County: $27,896 ±$1,585
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $30,529 ±$283
$59,536 ±$4,769 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jones County: $51,143 † ±$5,194
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $54,915 ±$586

17.1% ±2.4% (8,379  ±1,175) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jones County: 20.8% † 13,571 (±2.3% / ±1,474)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 19.1% 543,697 (±0.4% / ±10,461)

27.9 minutes ±2.5 (575,715  ±56,240) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jones County: 25.2 676,885 (±2 / ±57,691)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)

Families

18,258 ±748 Number of households
  • Jones County: 24,600 ±622
  • Mississippi: 1,131,760 ±5,057
2.7 ±0.1 (48,944  ±334) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Jones County: 2.7 65,101 (±0.1 / ±32)
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,857,336

6.1% ±2.2% (698  ±255) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Jones County: 6.3% † 961 (±2% / ±307)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 5.7% 39,645 (±0.3% / ±1,850)

Housing

21,273 ±520 Number of housing units
  • Jones County: 28,710 ±50
  • Mississippi: 1,332,811 ±2,317

$135,700 ±$18,054 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jones County: $126,800 † ±$12,914
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $161,400 ±$1,296

8.1% ±2.3% (4,021  ±1,132.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jones County: 7.5% † 4,937 (±1.9% / ±1,232.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mississippi: 11.2% 327,687 (±0.3% / ±7,365.6)

Social

87.6% ±4.1% (29,140  ±1,417.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jones County: 87.1% 38,096 (±3.7% / ±1,617.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 86.6% 1,707,032 (±0.6% / ±10,926.7)
20% ±1.9% (6,637  ±652.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jones County: 20% 8,760 (±1.7% / ±759)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 24.2% 475,997 (±0.3% / ±5,867.9)

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

2.9% ±0.7% (1,462  ±363) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jones County: 2.7% 1,794
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 70,565

6.2% ±1.2% (2,347  ±434) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Jones County: 6% † 3,014 (±1% / ±499)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 153,838 (±0.1% / ±2,821)
2,347 Total veterans ±434 2,116 Male ±421 231 Female ±114

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