Jones County

Jones County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	9,172
County Seat	Jones County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	103
Num Towns	3
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	1,324
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	9,263
Median Age	47.9
Veterans	857
Housing Units	4,669
Uninsured	102
Net Migration (recent)	346
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	128
Total Employees	681
Avg Annual Pay	$48,166
Median Household Income	$53,053
Poverty Rate	17.7%
Unemployment Rate	4.8%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$52,814
Federal Spending FY2024	$84,915,305
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,258

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$115,400
Median Rent	$680
FMR Studio	$751
FMR 1BR	$756
FMR 2BR	$930
FMR 3BR	$1,303
FMR 4BR	$1,562

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	9
Fire Stations	9
Police Stations	9
Adult Smoking	21.2%
Adult Obesity	39.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	35.4
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	3
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	3

Community

Churches	13
Libraries	4
Historic Places (NRHP)	8
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	5
SNAP Stores	9
Bank Branches	0

Agriculture

Total Farms	1
Land in Farms (acres)	19,158
Avg Farm Size (acres)	19,158.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
DR	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-10-14
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-10-04
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03

Detailed Topics

Communities in Jones County

Maysville — pop 818
Pollocksville — pop 268
Trenton — pop 238

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.