Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Jones County, North Carolina

Jones County, North Carolina has a population that is comprised of 61.6 percent White, 33.9 percent African American, 0.3 percent Asian, and 3.5 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 37.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Jones has decreased the percent of minority makeup when 38.7 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

Jones County, North Carolina had a total estimated population of 10,311 in the year 2005. The population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 10,394. The decline represents a decrease of -0.8 percent. Jones ranks 88 of 100 counties in terms of population growth in North Carolina and the county ranks 2,093 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

In terms of total land area, Jones extends a total area of 472 square miles. This area has a low average area density of 22 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Clarke, AL (22 per sq. mile ), Tallahatchie, MS (22 per sq. mile ), Pennington, MN (22 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Ripley, MO (22 per sq. mile ), Miller, GA (22 per sq. mile ), Barton, MO (22 per sq. mile ).

Since 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Jones internationally. The international migration into Jones makes up 0 percent of the total migration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Jones County, North Carolina to be 41.1 years old. The median age in Jones is greater than the median in North Carolina of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 39.1 years of age. With a total of 23.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Jones can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.6 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 16.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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