Jonestown, MS

Census Place

2024 Population

852

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.13% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

56.3%

7.48% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$21,750

4.07% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$61,100

1.33% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Jonestown, MS employs 222 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jonestown, MS were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (42 people), Retail Trade (39 people), and Public Administration (25 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($45,417), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($37,500), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($36,333).

Employment

Occupations

222

2024 Value

± 102

−3.48%

1 Year decline

± 65.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jonestown, MS declined at a rate of −3.48%, from 230 employees to 222 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jonestown, MS, are Sales & Related Occupations (31 people), Management Occupations (26 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (20 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jonestown, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

222

2024 Value

± 102

−3.48%

1 Year decline

± 65.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jonestown, MS declined at a rate of −3.48%, from 230 employees to 222 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jonestown, MS, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (42 people), Retail Trade (39 people), and Public Administration (25 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jonestown, MS, though some of these residents may live in Jonestown, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,853

Median earning men ± $9,635

$23,611

Median earning women ± $9,519

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($38,571), Retail Trade ($28,269), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jonestown, MS was $61,100 in 2024, which is 0.184 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $60,300 to $61,100, a 1.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Jonestown, MS is 44.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jonestown, MS have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jonestown, MS is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$61,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,389

$152

Median Property Taxes

±$66

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jonestown, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jonestown, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

44.7%

Homeownership

2024

79.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 44.7% of the housing units in Jonestown, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 37.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jonestown, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$21,750

Median Household Income

± $7,763

340

Number of Households

± 93

In 2024, the median household income of the 340 households in Jonestown, MS grew to $21,750 from the previous year's value of $20,900.

The following chart displays the households in Jonestown, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jonestown, MS is from Mississippi.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2024, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.74% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.7%)
Carpooled (7.41%)
Public Transit (3.7%)

In 2024, 84.7% of workers in Jonestown, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.41%) and those who used public transit to get to work (3.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jonestown, MS have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Jonestown, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jonestown, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jonestown, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jonestown, MS have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

56.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jonestown, MS (480 out of 852 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jonestown, MS is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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