Jones County vs. Wilkinson County

	Jones County (GA)	Wilkinson County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,616	9,036
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.2%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,667	9,568
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,669	9,563
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.6%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	52.2%
White alone, percent	72.6%	58.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	25.1%	38.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.2%	56.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,345	403
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,886	4,483
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.1%	75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$123,400	$70,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,327	$1,015
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$400	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$764	$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.9%	3.7%
Building permits, 2018	85	8
Households, 2014-2018	10,510	3,237
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.69	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.2%	93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.5%	69.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	55.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.4%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	10.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	48.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	45.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	96,950	32,512
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,393	$3,395
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.6	27.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,155	$37,583
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,725	$21,403
Persons in poverty, percent	14.5%	23.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	328	135
Total employment, 2017	2,614	2,031
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	87,042	101,254
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	-6.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,002	593
All firms, 2012	2,162	718
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,084	307
Women-owned firms, 2012	932	376
Minority-owned firms, 2012	499	422
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,613	277
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	222	68
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,836	621
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.9%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	72.8	21.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	393.93	447.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jones county (GA) and Wilkinson county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.