Jones County, IA Demographic Data
Jones County, IA Summary
Jones County is located in Iowa
- Population: 20,673
- Area: 577.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 575.62 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 35.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 978.67 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Jones County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,901
48%
50.8
Male
10,580
52%
49.2
Total Population
20,481
323,128,000
Jones County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,079
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,261
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,330
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,159
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,059
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,336
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,478
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,983
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,542
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,436
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,021
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,138
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
659
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,040
78.3%
77.2
Female
7,725
48.2%
51.3
Male
8,315
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,496
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,659
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,818
18.6%
15.2
Female
2,114
55.4%
55.8
Male
1,704
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Jones County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,286
99.0%
96.8
White
19,578
95.6%
72.6
Black or African American
431
2.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
124
0.6%
0.8
Asian
104
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
18
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
79
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
49
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
195
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
340
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
242
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
91
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,141
98.3%
82.2
Jones County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
475
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
683
4.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,768
39.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,158
21.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,067
14.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,747
12.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
695
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,158
8.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,435
92.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,442
16.8%
31.2
Jones County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,999
23.8%
33.7%
Now Married
9,580
57.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,863
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
110
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,259
7.5
5.8%
Jones County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
18,883
97.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
519
2.7%
21.6%
Spanish
264
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
81
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
97
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
77
0.4%
1.1%
Jones County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
381
4.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
452
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
800
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
966
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,154
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,753
21.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,163
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
997
12.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
248
3.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
330
4.0%
6.4
Median household income
55,507
57,617
Per capita income
27,891
31,128
Jones County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
658
6.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
545
5.7%
9.8
Construction
733
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,991
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
532
5.6%
6.6
Information
130
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,637
17.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
525
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
578
6.1%
11.4
Public administration
383
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,110
11.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
415
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
292
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
957
10.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,958
31.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,990
20.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,928
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,696
17.8%
18.1%
Jones County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,323
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,599
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
842
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
26
0.3%
5.1
Walked
341
3.7%
2.7
Other means
59
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
456
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.2
26.6
Jones County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
415
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,066
25.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,166
38.4%
37.1
3 or more
2,597
31.5%
21.0
Jones County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,244
92.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,299
76.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,945
23.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
661
7.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Jones County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,905
1 room
43
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
159
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
411
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,069
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,527
17.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,508
16.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,373
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
1,183
13.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,632
18.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Jones County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,905
1-unit, detached
7,102
79.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
208
2.3%
5.9
2-units
262
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
309
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
118
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
189
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
142
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
571
6.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.0%
0.1
Jones County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,761
31.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
481
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
750
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
726
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,170
13.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
546
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,236
13.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,084
12.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
107
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
44
0.5%
1.4%
Jones County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,441
41.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,924
35.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,174
14.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
75
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
375
4.5%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
130
1.6%
0.5
No fuel used
117
1.4%
1.1
Jones County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,414
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
63
1.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
82
2.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
88
2.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
259
7.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
457
13.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,150
33.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,315
38.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,690
50.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
579
17.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
321
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
227
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
559
16.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
38
0.0%
0.0%
Jones County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,722
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
0.4%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
28
1.6%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
123
7.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
513
29.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,051
61.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
223
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
615
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
383
22.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
206
12.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
226
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
152
8.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
155
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
587
34.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
236
0.0%
0.0%
Jones County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,299
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
692
11.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,629
25.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,240
19.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,008
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
982
15.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
497
7.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
143
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
108
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
130,300
205,000