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Jones County, TX

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

AI Overview

Jones County is a small West Texas county of roughly 20,000 residents with an economy centered on agriculture and related sectors, reflecting its rural character. The labor force participation rate is notably low at 40.9%, and only 11.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce that skews toward trade and manual occupations; median worker earnings stand at $32,263 against a median household income of $59,464. Housing costs are low—median home value of $92,700 and median gross rent of $938/month—with an 80.9% homeownership rate, though population growth over five years has been minimal at 0.4%.

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

Population

19,968

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,464

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,860 (63.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,373 (11.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,059 (10.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,734 (8.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races998 (4.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone164 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,187
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic70
  3. 3.Other Indo-European55
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
  5. 5.Vietnamese27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

67.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,148

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,820

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,851

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,495
  2. 2.Construction (Group)817
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)783
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities524
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining456

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,904
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,464
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,201
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,139
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations900

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.44×)469
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.59×)729
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.46×)456
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)215
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.29×)571

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$92,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$938/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999453 (9.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999448 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999311 (6.5%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999300 (6.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999300 (6.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999263 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

40.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,263

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,078 (77.2%)
  • Carpooled922 (14.0%)
  • Worked At Home351 (5.3%)
  • Walked160 (2.4%)
  • Other49 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle18 (0.3%)

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.