Jones County, NC Population

Overview

9,326

Total Population

48.5

Median age

50.03%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

507

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 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jones County's population under 18 was 18.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jones County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jones County, 15.10% were under the age of 15, 16.14% aged 15 to 29, 45.74% aged 30 to 64, 21.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 more females than males in Jones County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.03% females and 49.97% males in Jones County, NC.
The Jones County, NC gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 404.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 454.

Jones County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jones County population: 62.33% are White, 27.81% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.30% are Asian, 0.74% are some other race and 7.07% are multiracial.
Jones County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 507 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,819 (94.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jones County is White with a population of 5,813 (62.33% of the total population).

Jones County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 10,270 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Jones County's population decreased by 131 (1.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jones County's population decreased by 992 (9.78%), 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 2020 at 9,147.