Jones County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jones County, Georgia. Population: 28.4K.

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Median Home Price

$218.0K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$68.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$57.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,673

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.77%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,102

Property Tax$139

Insurance$90.83

Total Monthly$1,332

Historical Home Prices

2015

$133.4K

2016

$134.0K

+0.5%%

2017

$140.0K

+4.5%%

2018

$148.5K

+6.1%%

2019

$160.3K

+8.0%%

2020

$172.7K

+7.7%%

2021

$195.5K

+13.2%%

2022

$217.4K

+11.2%%

2023

$224.7K

+3.4%%

2024

$234.9K

+4.5%%

2025

$236.6K

+0.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

20.3

High (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

69.8%

Black

25.1%

Hispanic

Asian

0.3%

Two or More Races

2.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

64°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

229

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 16/100

January Low

12°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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