Population 68,961
State Mississippi
Current Time
Area 694.80 mi²
Zip Codes 39440-39443
Per capita income $20,227

Cities in Jones County

Laurel, Anamosa

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 68.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$816,399
Total number of firms, 2007 4,578
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 68,961
Households, 2008-2012 24,657
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 4,170
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,227
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 25,113
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 22.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 29.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 694.80 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 67,761
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $86,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,759,970
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,336
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $38,233
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$442,842
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 4,937
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 78.4 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.68
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.2 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 16.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.8 %
Population, 2010 67,761
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 8.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 97.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 65.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.4 %
Housing units, 2013 28,378
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,212
Building permits, 2012 11
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$402,659
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %