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Jones County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Jones County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jones County is a small, agriculture- and goods-producing county of roughly 20,800 residents with a low unemployment rate of 2.9% and median household income of $73,531, suggesting a stable working-class economy. The workforce skews older (median age 42.8) with 94.4% holding at least a high school diploma, though only 20.7% have a bachelor's degree or higher, and labor force participation sits at 60.1%. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $183,400 and median gross rent of $759/month—with an 80.7% homeownership rate and slight population growth of 1.1% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,799

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,531

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Jones County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,201 (91.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone514 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race439 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races390 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone207 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone128 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish373
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island35
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic22
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18
  5. 5.Other Indo-European14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,418

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,189

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,376

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,245
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,471
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,171
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,127
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining868

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,655
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,073
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,772
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,311
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,143

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.82×)763
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.50×)1,481
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.43×)326
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.42×)974
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)1,165

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$183,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$759/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999929 (14.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999769 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999605 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999600 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999598 (9.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999584 (8.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,296

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,419 (77.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,145 (11.9%)
  • Carpooled775 (8.0%)
  • Walked219 (2.3%)
  • Other36 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle20 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.