for Jones County from
ACS 5-year estimates
2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 20,646 and a population density of . The median age was 43.3 years, 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 111.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.6 males age 18 and over. 96.76% of the population reported being of one race. The racial makeup of the county was 93.2%
White, 2.1%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 3.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.4% of the population. 26.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 73.8% lived in rural areas. There were 8,113 households in the county, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.6% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 20,221 people, 7,560 households, and 5,299 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 8,126 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.68%
White, 1.79%
Black or
African American, 0.32%
Native American, 0.22%
Asian, 0.23% from
other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 7,560 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were
married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,449, and the median income for a family was $44,269. Males had a median income of $31,039 versus $22,075 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,816. About 6.20% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.80% of those under age 18 and 10.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==