Jonesville, VA

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Jonesville, Virginia

Jonesville, Virginia, in Lee county, is 49 miles NW of Johnson City, Tennessee (center to center) and 117 miles SE of Lexington, Kentucky. There are an estimated 995 people in the town.

The People and Families of Jonesville

In Jonesville, about 47% of adults are married. In Jonesville, lots of people live on their own. Though there are lots of families, the town isn't one of those places where everyone is married. Single people can feel at home there.

Jonesville has its share of retirees. People over 65 are not uncommon.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Jonesville had a median family income of $27,368.

Political Inclinations

Party contributions tended to flow to the Democratic team.

Crime and Safety

The low crime rate is a boost to quality of living and housing values in the town.

Jonesville Housing

Approximately 57% of housing in Jonesville is owner-occupied. The town contains many homes that have been built in recent years. Living the single life? Just starting out? Well, you can likely find a small apartment rental in Jonesville. The town is known in Virginia for having lower rents than most places.

Commuting

In Jonesville, 94% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Jonesville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Virginia):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Jonesville, VA

Comparing Jonesville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Virginia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	49 miles NW of Johnson City, Tennessee (center to center)
Nearest Large City	117 miles SE of Lexington, Kentucky
County	Lee
Standard Zip Codes	24263
Phone Area Codes	276
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	36.689
Longitude	-83.11

Station	PENNINGTON GAP
Distance	6.9 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 44 F
Apr Temp	38 to 67 F
Jul Temp	62 to 86 F
Oct Temp	40 to 69 F
Annual Precip	49.3 inches

Station	BAXTER
Distance	16.6 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 44 F
Apr Temp	40 to 68 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 69 F
Annual Precip	51.1 inches

Station	MIDDLESBORO 2 N
Distance	34.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 45 F
Apr Temp	39 to 68 F
Jul Temp	62 to 87 F
Oct Temp	43 to 69 F
Annual Precip	51.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	995	100%
Male	464	46.6%
Female	531	53.4%
Under 18	180	18.1%
18+	815	81.9%
65+	232	23.3%
Median Age	44.2
Average Family Size	2.66
White	988	99.3%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	6	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	4	0.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	980
Growth	-15
Growth %	-1.49%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	55.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.1%
Irish	9%
English	8.9%
Scotch-Irish	4.4%
German	3.8%
European	2%
Polish	1.2%
Swedish	1.1%
Norwegian	0.9%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
Italian	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Scottish	0.5%
Portuguese	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Arab/Arabic	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Jonesville	995	$27,368
Appalachia	1,839	$25,221
Big Stone Gap	4,856	$34,306
Pennington Gap	1,781	$27,875
St. Charles	159	$16,875

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