Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Jonesboro, GA

6,137 Population
3 square miles 2,051.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

35.3 ±8.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 37 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 37.4 ±0.1

Economics

$27,945 ±$9,346 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $44,798 ±$262
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $39,525 ±$194
$50,060 ±$18,454 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $86,338 ±$676
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $74,664 ±$431

31.5% ±15.6% (1,652  ±818) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 11% 666,265 (±0.3% / ±15,096)
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,423,159 (±0.2% / ±19,046)

32.5 minutes ±12.1 (59,735  ±15,542) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 31.2 77,687,664 (±0.1 / ±493,570)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)

Families

2,012 ±240 Number of households
  • the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2,280,747 ±4,767
  • Georgia: 4,008,013 ±9,372
2.6 ±0.3 (5,238  ±64) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2.7 6,090,560 (±0 / ±1,245)
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,571,720

7.8% ±7% (107  ±99) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 5% 79,278 (±0.2% / ±3,098)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,505 (±0.2% / ±4,175)

Housing

2,116 ±257 Number of housing units
  • the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2,462,125 ±669
  • Georgia: 4,483,873 ±944

$142,900 ±$22,589 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $335,100 ±$1,536
  • about half the amount in Georgia: $272,900 ±$1,058

24.3% ±9.5% (1,473  ±575.2) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 13.2% 809,152 (±0.2% / ±14,013.5)
  • nearly double the rate in Georgia: 13.3% 1,418,224 (±0.2% / ±18,188.3)

Social

72.2% ±9.8% (3,086  ±572.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 90.8% 3,760,519 (±0.4% / ±17,871)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,451,736 (±0.3% / ±23,526)
6.7% ±3.1% (287  ±137) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 41.5% 1,717,262 (±0.3% / ±11,573.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Georgia: 34.2% 2,480,907 (±0.2% / ±14,380)

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

7.7% ±4.2% (473  ±259) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 14.8% 916,065
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 10.8% 1,172,488

6.8% ±4.4% (326  ±212) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 6.5% 303,405 (±0.1% / ±4,704)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.4% 608,876 (±0.1% / ±6,777)
326 Total veterans ±212 309 Male ±213 17 Female ±22

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.