Jones County, Texas

Jones County has a population of 20,304 and has grown 6.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $96,500, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $59,464.

Home price
$96,500
Income
$59,464
Population
20,304
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$96,500county
Median gross rent$866county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198066.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,276county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,020county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,653county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$59,464county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate14.1%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force40.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.6%county
Economic output per resident$29,528county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.59%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time25.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station143 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths24.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher12.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.3%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment2572county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible57.6%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians10county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population20,304county
Land area in square miles929county
People per square mile of land21.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.0%county
Share of households that are one person26.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages17.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents259county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in508county
Households that moved away472county
Average income of arriving households$53,762county
Average income of departing households$51,159county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.1 incounty
Annual snowfall1.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.14 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F123 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing46 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days232 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 26county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use921 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas28.3%county
Homes heated by propane12.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband82.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk87.8county
Landslide risk31.2county
Hail risk91.5county
Earthquake risk20.2county
Tornado risk54.4county
Tropical cyclone risk32.1county
Extreme heat risk55.0county
Winter weather risk56.5county
Strong wind risk55.1county
Wildfire risk85.4county

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 Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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