Jones County, NC elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Jones County: 22 seats on 7 elected bodies. 18 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of County Commissioners
Jones County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 6 local governments in Jones County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
3
1
School districts (school boards)
0
1
Special districts (elected boards)
2
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Jones County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Jones County
9,302people
47.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$59,641 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
19.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$130,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
12.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9.2%U.S.: 8.4%
40.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
32.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.1% · White 63.1% · Black 26.6% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 4.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Jones County
3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.9%. North Carolina: 3.1%.
124people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
3,634people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
3,758in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.3%
124
3,634
3,758
August 2026
3.8%
139
3,560
3,699
July 2026
4.0%
143
3,429
3,572
June 2026
3.6%
134
3,573
3,707
May 2026
3.5%
133
3,620
3,753
April 2026
3.5%
132
3,640
3,772
March 2026
3.5%
135
3,684
3,819
February 2026
4.1%
156
3,651
3,807
January 2026
4.4%
165
3,616
3,781
December 2025
3.4%
129
3,686
3,815
November 2025
4.0%
151
3,655
3,806
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.9%
147
3,626
3,773
August 2025
4.5%
169
3,590
3,759
July 2025
4.6%
170
3,530
3,700
June 2025
4.2%
161
3,639
3,800
May 2025
4.0%
151
3,666
3,817
April 2025
3.9%
148
3,690
3,838
March 2025
4.2%
161
3,690
3,851
February 2025
4.4%
166
3,644
3,810
January 2025
4.1%
155
3,627
3,782
December 2024
3.6%
136
3,636
3,772
November 2024
3.9%
148
3,650
3,798
October 2024
3.5%
133
3,669
3,802
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.1%
155
3,640
3,795
2024
3.7%
141
3,696
3,837
2023
3.6%
140
3,708
3,848
2022
4.0%
149
3,614
3,763
2021
4.9%
181
3,499
3,680
2020
6.4%
230
3,379
3,609
2019
4.4%
164
3,591
3,755
2018
4.8%
182
3,571
3,753
2017
5.1%
192
3,541
3,733
2016
6.2%
230
3,495
3,725
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. North Carolina's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Jones County
127.6 per 100,0002022. North Carolina: 285.7.
510.6 per 100,0002022. North Carolina: 2,007.8.
0murders2022, 12 violent crimes in all.
2022 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2022
12
127.6
48
510.6
2018
4
42.0
13
136.5
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Jones County Sheriff's Office
2022
12
40
8,563
Maysville Police Department
2024
2
9
848
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in North Carolina · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.52 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 9,539 people.
24sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
11civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Jones County Sheriff's Office
22
11
8,690
Maysville Police Department
2
0
849
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
24
2.52
11
2
2024
24
2.51
11
2
2023
21
2.26
10
2
2022
19
2.02
10
2
2021
22
2.44
10
2
2020
20
2.14
11
2
2019
21
2.19
10
2
2018
21
2.20
11
2
2017
21
2.14
8
2
2016
21
2.10
11
2
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Jones County Clerk of Superior Court?
Chris Henderson (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Jones County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Jones County Register of Deeds?
Susan S. Gray (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Jones County, North Carolina.
Who is the Jones County Sheriff?
Matthew Wineman (Republican) is the Sheriff of Jones County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Jones County commissioners?
Charlie Dunn, Jr. (District 1); James Harper (District 2); April Philyaw Aycock (District 3); Sondra Ipock Riggs (District 4); Frank Emory (District 5); Mike Haddock (District 6); Charlie Gray (District 7).
Who is on the Jones County School Board?
Debbie Philyaw (Board of Education Member); Larry Walston (Board of Education Member); Lisa Byrd (Board of Education Member); Billy Griffin (Board of Education Member); Schumata Brown (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Jones County?
About 9,302 people, with a median age of 47.2; the median household income is $59,641 and 18.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Jones County?
3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 124 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,758, against 3.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Jones County?
6 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal and 2 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Jones County?
1: Trenton. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NC State Board of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election (2022–2025, and the March 2026 nonpartisan school board elections); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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