Jonestown Town, Mississippi

Jonestown Town is one of the town of Coahoma County, Mississippi, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Jonestown Town had an official population of 1701 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1556, It is the 137th most populous in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its area is just over 0.39 square miles (1.01 square kilometre), it is the 13th smallest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1701 people, 491 households, and 365 families living in the town. The population density was 4315.1 people per square mile (1666.07/kmē), making its Mississippi's second most densely populated town. There were 514 housing units at an average density of 1317.9 per square mile (508.84/kmē). The average household size was 3.46 people, and the average family size was 4.05 people. In the Jonestown Town, 44.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 11.1% were 18 to 24, 25% were 25 to 44, 11.5% were 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.8 males. The median age was 21.4 years, The median age of males was 17.6 years, for females the median age was 24.7 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 44 White, 1638 Black or African American, American Indian, 1 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 13 from two or more races and 4 Ohter races.

Jonestown town Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Jonestown town Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Jonestown Town Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $15085, it is the 13th poorest town in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $15750, making it the eighth poorest town by median family income among the Mississippi. The per capita income for the town was $8258, it is the 23rd lowest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income was $12800, Males have a median income of $12083 versus $13250 for females.

In 2000, 631 pupils and students, of which 49.92% are male and 50.08% are female, 37.1% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 11.89% nursery or pri school, 7.29% kindergarten, 55.63% elementary school, 21.24% high school and 3.96% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1701
April 2000 Estimate1701
July 2000 Estimate1698
July 2001 Estimate1687
July 2002 Estimate1679
July 2003 Estimate1665
July 2004 Estimate1636
July 2005 Estimate1605
July 2006 Estimate1598
July 2007 Estimate1573
July 2008 Estimate1556
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school294675
Kindergarten212546
Elementary school196155351
High school6371134
College or graduate school61925
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Jonestown town, Mississippi$15085$15750$8258
Coahoma County, Mississippi$22338$26640$12558
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587