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Jonesboro, AR

80,655 Population
80.2 square miles 1,005.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 36.3 ±0.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 38.9 ±0.2

Economics

$29,598 ±$2,875 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: $30,016 ±$1,836
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arkansas: $33,012 ±$560
$57,264 ±$8,820 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: $58,550 ±$4,945
  • about the same as the amount in Arkansas: $58,700 ±$1,155

21.3% ±6.1% (16,448  ±4,684) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 17.2% † 22,746 (±3.8% / ±5,007)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Arkansas: 15.7% 466,624 (±0.6% / ±19,172)

18.5 minutes ±1 (602,770  ±40,021) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 20.6 1,153,635 (±0.9 / ±57,136)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 22.4 27,063,576 (±0.2 / ±261,459)

Families

32,817 ±1,231 Number of households
  • the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 56,301 ±1,284
  • Arkansas: 1,232,871 ±8,404
2.4 ±0.1 (77,497  ±102) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 2.4 132,681 (±0.1 / ±96)
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 2.4 2,982,612

6.7% ±3.8% (1,440  ±828) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 5.3% † 1,757 (±2.6% / ±864)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Arkansas: 5.2% 36,877 (±0.5% / ±3,201)

Housing

34,520 ±1,063 Number of housing units
  • the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 60,436 ±58
  • Arkansas: 1,409,104 ±322

$201,000 ±$23,419 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: $181,800 ±$12,056
  • a little higher than the amount in Arkansas: $195,700 ±$3,625

20.4% ±5.4% (16,194  ±4,278.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 17.5% † 23,480 (±3.7% / ±4,969.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 12.1% 367,964 (±0.6% / ±16,566)

Social

90.6% ±7.5% (45,394  ±4,099.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 88.4% 79,117 (±5.1% / ±4,691.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 89.3% 1,854,856 (±1% / ±21,619.8)
30.5% ±3.9% (15,297  ±2,038.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 25.7% † 22,970 (±2.7% / ±2,476.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 26.2% 544,020 (±0.6% / ±12,726.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.3% ±1% (4,261  ±765) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 3.8% 5,166
  • about the same as the rate in Arkansas: 5.3% 162,340

5.6% ±1.7% (3,308  ±975) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jonesboro, AR Metro Area: 6.1% † 6,298 (±1.2% / ±1,200)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 7% 164,175 (±0.3% / ±7,006)
3,308 Total veterans ±975 3,112 Male ±989 196 Female ±295

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