Jones County, GA
Demographic and economic profile of Jones County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Jones County is a small, largely residential county of 28,526 people with a high homeownership rate of 85.4% and low median gross rent of $917/month, suggesting it functions primarily as a bedroom community rather than an employment center—reflected in a mean commute time of 30.1 minutes and a GDP per capita of just $16,002. The labor force is modest in size, with a 59.2% participation rate, median worker earnings of $41,955, and only 18.4% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the high school attainment rate reaches 91.7%. Population has been essentially flat over five years (-0.1%), and a median household income of $75,500 against a median home value of $174,600 points to relatively affordable housing costs for the income level present.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.1% since 2018
Jones County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone20,119 (70.2%)
- Black or African American Alone6,979 (24.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,008 (3.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone286 (1.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race225 (0.8%)
- Asian Alone45 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish434
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island69
- 3.Other Indo-European61
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)50
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)16
Economy
Cost of Living Index
—
Not yet cached
Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,392
- 2.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,710
- 3.Public Administration (Group)1,302
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,138
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,096
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,989
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,818
- 3.Service Occupations1,835
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,456
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,327
Housing
Education
Workforce
Similar Locations
5 counties with comparable population, workforce, income, education, and cost of living. Click any to compare.
More on FDI Connect
Compare Jones County against other US geographies, save it to your shortlist, see active property listings on the interactive map, and unlock the full demographic dashboard.
Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.