Jones County, IA Population

Overview

20,680

Total Population

42.7

Median age

48.38%

Female population %

106.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

461

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jones County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jones County is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jones County's population under 18 was 21.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jones County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jones County, 17.70% were under the age of 15, 16.34% aged 15 to 29, 45.36% aged 30 to 64, 17.64% aged 65 to 84, and 2.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 670 less females than males in Jones County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.38% females and 51.62% males in Jones County, IA.
The Jones County, IA gender ratio is 106.7:100 i.e. 106.7 men to 100 women (1.067).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 904.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 774.

Jones County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jones County population: 93.62% are White, 2.21% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.65% are Asian, 0.16% are some other race and 3.17% are multiracial.
Jones County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 461 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,219 (97.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jones County is White with a population of 19,36 (93.62% of the total population).

Jones County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 20,848 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Jones County's population increased by 435 (2.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jones County's population decreased by 34 (0.16%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jones County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 20,199.