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County:

Jones County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28067

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

32,952

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

300,658

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.92

De Soto NF

32,952

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

48

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

56,357

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

61,912

9.9%

3.8%

6.1%

1990:

62,031

0.2%

-5.5%

5.7%

2000:

64,958

4.7%

1.4%

3.3%

2005:

66,160

1.8%

-0.5%

2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

45,955

70.7%

0-to-19:

19,104

29.4%

Black:

17,032

26.2%

20-to-39:

17,353

26.7%

Hispanic:

1,271

2.0%

40-to-59:

16,403

25.3%

American Indian:

241

0.4%

60-plus:

12,098

18.6%

Other:

459

0.7%

Median Age:

35.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

93.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.0%

Median Family Income:

$34,465

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.3%

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