Jones County, Georgia

Jones County has a population of 28,673 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $194,500, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $75,500.

Home price
$194,500
Income
$75,500
Population
28,673
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$194,500county
Median gross rent$964county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198030.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,307county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,158county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,567county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$75,500county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate12.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.0%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$22,721county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.97%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station76 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths38.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment5004county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible41.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population28,673county
Land area in square miles394county
People per square mile of land72.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person25.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents131county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in872county
Households that moved away692county
Average income of arriving households$51,990county
Average income of departing households$47,623county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year68county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing44 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,175 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.7%county
Homes heated by propane8.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk46.3county
Landslide risk36.1county
Hail risk42.4county
Earthquake risk46.7county
Tornado risk40.0county
Tropical cyclone risk62.6county
Extreme heat risk64.6county
Winter weather risk3.8county
Strong wind risk28.1county
Wildfire risk60.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jones County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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