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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 education level of Jonestown citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.18% of adults in Jonestown have at least a bachelor's 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.