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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jones County is $25,526, which is about the same as the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jones County median household income is $54,512, which has grown by 25.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 16.28% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jones County residents spend 27.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #19

Jones County	25,526 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jones County	32,017 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jones County	40,347 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jones County	26,182 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #17

Jones County	54,512 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jones County	67,925 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #35

Jones County	25.89%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jones County		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.92%	$10,028, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.40%	$18,459, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.21%	$1,991, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.20%	$24,856, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jones County	62,328 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jones County	76,364 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jones County	Georgia	U.S.
White	$59,642, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$40,544, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$62,955, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$88,661, see rank	$64,364	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jones County	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$34,625, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,666, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,883, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$36,269, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jones County	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,461, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	10,667, 47.49%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,752, 63.30%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,752, 63.30%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,969, 88.40%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	783, 11.60%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,915, 36.70%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	11,794, 52.51%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,644, 56.33%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	41, 0.35%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,603, 55.99%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,079, 92.06%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	524, 7.94%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,150, 43.67%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jones County	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,766, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,137, 86.16%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	996, 8.47%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	43, 0.37%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	115, 0.98%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	80, 0.68%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	395, 3.36%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jones County	27.1 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jones County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,048	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	5,969, 49.54%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,484, 24.86%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	847, 14.19%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,018, 17.05%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66, 1.11%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	903, 15.13%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,105, 18.51%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	6,079, 50.46%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,206, 36.29%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	980, 16.12%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,346, 38.59%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 0.36%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	451, 7.42%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jones County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,048, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	240, 1.99%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	1,102, 9.15%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,025, 8.51%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	373, 3.10%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,095, 9.09%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	848, 7.04%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	90, 0.75%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,005, 8.34%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	715, 5.93%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,190, 26.48%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	753, 6.25%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	999, 8.29%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	613, 5.09%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jones County	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,410	15.51%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	959	12.44%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.