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Overview for Jones County, NC Part of: New Bern NC, Micropolitan Area
Jones County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 471.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 21.8 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 6.2%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 35.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.53 persons compared to an average family size of 2.99 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $27,878. Per capita income grew by 28.9% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
10,311
Covered Employment
1,840
Growth (%) since 1990
10.1%
Average wage per job
$26,391
Households (2000)
4,061
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
2.9%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
4,889
Average wage per job
$35,746
Unemployment Rate (2005)
5.0
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
4.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$23,895
Average wage per job
$35,056
Median Household Income (2003)
$31,766
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
21.1%
Poverty Rate (2003)
16.0
Average wage per job
$27,878
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
72.2
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
D
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
9.5
Average wage per job
D
1. COMFORT ELEMENTARY
Address: Po Box 188, Comfort, NC 28522
Phone: (910) 324-4249
County: Jones County
Enrollment: 129
Grades: PK-6
2. JONES MIDDLE
Address: 190 Old New Bern Rd, Trenton, NC 28585
Phone: (252) 448-3956
County: Jones County
Enrollment: 171
Grades: 7-8
3. JONES SENIOR HIGH
Address: 1490 Hwy 58 South, Trenton, NC 28585
Phone: (252) 448-2451
County: Jones County
Enrollment: 378
Grades: 9-12
4. MAYSVILLE ELEMENTARY
Address: Po Box 1029, Maysville, NC 28555
Phone: (910) 743-3631
County: Jones County
Enrollment: 113
Grades: PK-6
5. POLLOCKSVILLE ELEMENTARY
Address: Po Box 70, Pollocksville, NC 28573
Phone: (252) 224-8071
County: Jones County
Enrollment: 159
Grades: PK-6
Jones County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 471.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 21.8 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 6.2%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 35.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.53 persons compared to an average family size of 2.99 persons.
