Jonestown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,641 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jonestown is the 699th largest community in Pennsylvania. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Jonestown, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Jonestown, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Jonestown’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Jonestown does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $95,792.00.

A relatively large number of people in Jonestown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.95% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small borough, Jonestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Jonestown are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.18% of adults in Jonestown having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jonestown in 2022 was $34,872, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,488 for a family of four. However, Jonestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jonestown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Jonestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jonestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Jonestown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.87% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jonestown include German, Irish, Italian, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Jonestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.