Demographics of Jones County, Mississippi

Jones County, Mississippi had 66,496 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −671 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jones County, in four figures

66,496
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −671 people.; 37.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,216 ±$4,367
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Jones County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jones County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Jones County, Mississippi's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jones County, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	67,167	100.0	100.0
2021	66,756	99.4	100.2
2022	66,480	99.0	100.7
2023	66,157	98.5	101.6
2024	66,101	98.4	102.5
2025	66,496	99.0	103.1

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Population of Jones County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	67,167	−82	−18	0	−76
2021	66,756	−411	−76	−1	−375
2022	66,480	−276	−112	+79	−200
2023	66,157	−323	−56	+17	−275
2024	66,101	−56	−4	+215	−261
2025	66,496	+395	+13	+85	+293

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.6: for men 36.5 ±0.8 and for women 38.7 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jones County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	4,377 ±178	6.6% ±0.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,308 ±817	18.5% ±1.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,195 ±629	9.3% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,112 ±769	24.2% ±1.2	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,629 ±720	23.5% ±1.1	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,851 ±703	17.8% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,216 ±$4,367, and income per person $29,510 ±$1,626, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jones County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	5,389 ±652	21.6% ±2.6	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,601 ±780	26.4% ±3.1	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,831 ±521	15.4% ±2.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,690 ±382	10.8% ±1.5	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,083 ±586	16.4% ±2.3	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,139 ±255	4.6% ±1.0	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,224 ±293	4.9% ±1.2	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jones County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	12,175 ±1,576	18.7% ±2.4	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,381 ±723	26.5% ±4.0	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,496 ±877	17.2% ±2.7	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,298 ±445	14.0% ±2.6	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jones County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jones County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	28,826 ±43	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±2.1	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±2.0	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.1% ±2.2	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.9% ±2.6	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,100 ±$16,546	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$869 ±$41	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jones County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,177 ±0	6.3% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	41,781 ±111	62.9% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18,768 ±314	28.2% ±0.5	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	256 ±90	0.4% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	36 to 204	0.1% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 157	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,301 ±358	2.0% ±0.5	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jones County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	53,559 ±1,010	80.6% ±1.5	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,765 ±1,091	16.2% ±1.6	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	102 to 396	0.2% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,899 ±295	2.9% ±0.4	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	401 ±168	0.6% ±0.3	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,498 ±296	2.3% ±0.4	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jones County among the counties of Mississippi

11th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Jones County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Madison County	116,298	+6.5%
Lee County	83,731	+0.5%
Forrest County	79,034	+1.1%
Lauderdale County	70,317	−3.2%
Lamar County	67,403	+4.7%
Jones County	66,496	−1.0%
Lafayette County	59,597	+6.6%
Pearl River County	59,363	+5.6%
Lowndes County	57,346	−2.4%
Oktibbeha County	51,896	+0.4%
Hancock County	46,873	+1.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026