| | People QuickFacts | Jones County | Mississippi |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 68,641 | 2,984,926 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 67,761 | 2,967,299 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.3% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 67,761 | 2,967,297 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.5% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 25.6% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.5% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.3% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 69.5% | 60.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 28.6% | 37.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
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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 | 0.8% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.8% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 65.4% | 57.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.9% | 85.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.2% | 2.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.3% | 3.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 77.9% | 80.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 16.1% | 19.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 5,029 | 209,408 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 22.5 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 28,499 | 1,281,711 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 73.1% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.5% | 13.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $85,000 | $99,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 24,589 | 1,085,062 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.67 | 2.64 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,494 | $20,521 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $37,643 | $38,718 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.0% | 21.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jones County | Mississippi |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,375 | 59,3001 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 25,130 | 882,1811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 10.4 | -7.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 4,013 | 196,184 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,578 | 225,977 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.9% | 18.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.3% | 26.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,759,970 | 59,869,456 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 402,659 | 23,003,585 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 816,399 | 33,751,407 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,212 | $11,552 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 442,842 | 7,045,097 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 75 | 5,273 |