Jones County and Its Homes
Jones County grew 5 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 9,575 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 4,700 housing units.
Its three incorporated towns each have a page here: Maysville, Pollocksville and Trenton. About 20 percent of Jones County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Jones County at a Glance
- Population: 9,575 (2025), 9,150 (2020)
- Housing units: about 4,700
- Median year built: 1988 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 42% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 65%
- Mobile homes: 31%
- Owner-occupied: 79%
- Heated with electricity: 79% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- Towns with pages here: 3
Census Bureau estimates for Jones County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns in Jones County
Maysville
853 people · Duke Energy Progress
Pollocksville
276 people · Duke Energy Progress
Trenton
251 people · Duke Energy Progress
What We Do in Jones County
Attic Insulation in Jones County
Some 42 percent of Jones County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Jones County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Jones County attics, and a mouse-soiled Jones County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 21 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Jones County
Some 79 percent of Jones County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Jones County
Half of Jones County's 4,700 housing units were built before 1988: 27 percent before 1970, 42 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 16 percent in 2010 or later. The largest share went up in the 2000s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves.
Jones County by type: 65 percent detached houses and 31 percent mobile homes (11 percent statewide). In Jones County, 79 percent of homes heat with electricity, 6 percent with piped gas (24 percent statewide) and 12 percent with tank gas (6 percent statewide).
Jones County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 510 units, 11% (±2)
- 1940s: about 100 units, 2% (±1)
- 1950s: about 360 units, 8% (±2)
- 1960s: about 330 units, 7% (±2)
- 1970s: about 680 units, 15% (±3)
- 1980s: about 460 units, 10% (±2)
- 1990s: about 750 units, 16% (±3)
- 2000s: about 780 units, 17% (±3)
- 2010s: about 620 units, 13% (±4)
- 2020 or later: about 120 units, 3% (±1)
Climate Across Jones County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Jones County towns, by station: Hofmann Forest station (Maysville): about 3,120 heating and 1,450 cooling degree days; New Bern Craven County Airport station (Pollocksville): about 2,700 heating and 1,900 cooling degree days; Richlands station (Trenton): about 3,080 heating and 1,630 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Jones County
The card lists Jones County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Jones County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 6 percent of Jones County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Jones County
- Duke Energy Progress: Maysville, Pollocksville and Trenton
- Jones-Onslow EMC: homes near Pollocksville and Trenton
- Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative: homes near Maysville
Energy Programs for Jones County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Jones County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Jones County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Maysville, Pollocksville and Trenton).
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Maysville, Pollocksville and Trenton).
- Online Energy Audit (Jones-Onslow EMC; near Pollocksville and near Trenton): an online energy audit tool for members.
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Maysville, Pollocksville and Trenton).
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Jones County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Jones County address).
- Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).
Jones County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Jones County?
Yes: Maysville, Pollocksville and Trenton, and every unincorporated Jones County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Jones County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Maysville, Pollocksville and Trenton).
Does attic insulation in Jones County need a permit?
Ask Jones County Inspections before work starts. For an address in Maysville, Pollocksville or Trenton, the town or city hall can tell you whether Jones County's office handles its permits.
Counties Near Jones County
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