| | People QuickFacts | Jones County | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 28,516 | 9,815,210 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 28,669 | 9,687,660 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.5% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 28,669 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.4% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.0% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.4% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 73.0% | 63.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 25.0% | 31.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.0% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.3% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 72.0% | 55.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.3% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.4% | 9.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.9% | 12.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 85.4% | 83.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.2% | 27.2% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,041 | 708,862 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.4 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 11,743 | 4,102,992 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 80.8% | 67.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.1% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $135,200 | $161,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 10,238 | 3,468,704 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.67 | 2.66 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,598 | $25,134 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $50,717 | $49,347 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.1% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jones County | Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 338 | 217,0992 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,490 | 3,315,2742 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 18.0 | -4.82 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,857 | 771,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,169 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.9% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 42,353 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 70,608 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $2,588 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 13,415 | 16,976,235 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 17 | 18,493 |