Jonesboro

Population: 79,187
Median household income: $52,559
Median home value: $213,400

Jonesboro is a community in Craighead County, Arkansas, home to 79,187 residents. Its median household income of $52,559 runs below the Craighead County figure of $57,615.

From 2019 to 2023, Jonesboro's population grew 4.1% from 76,036 to 79,187, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $152,900 to $213,400.

Households average 2.46 people. The median gross rent is $926.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,187
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,559
Median home value: $213,400
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 34,100
Homeownership rate: 52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

76,03679,187

Median household income

$45,931$52,559

Median home value

$152,900$213,400

Median gross rent

$764$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	76,036	$45,931	$152,900	$764
2020	77,391	$47,062	$161,500	$786
2021	77,520	$48,901	$169,100	$828
2022	78,379	$51,124	$196,100	$871
2023	79,187	$52,559	$213,400	$926

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,127	6.5%
5 to 17	14,296	18.1%
18 to 24	10,370	13.1%
25 to 34	11,451	14.5%
35 to 44	10,554	13.3%
45 to 54	8,399	10.6%
55 to 64	8,045	10.2%
65 to 74	6,492	8.2%
75 and over	4,453	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,898	64.3%
Black or African American	17,931	22.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	198	0.3%
Asian	1,201	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.0%
Some other race	123	0.2%
Two or more races	2,941	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,857	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,497	9.1%
High school graduate	14,587	29.5%
Some college or associate's	15,603	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	8,597	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6,110	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28,462	81.5%
Carpooled	3,283	9.4%
Public transit	26	0.1%
Walked	652	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,300	6.6%
Other means	212	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,184	43.5%
15 to 29 min	13,412	41.1%
30 to 44 min	2,818	8.6%
45 to 59 min	590	1.8%
60+ min	1,631	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 22.4% (16,976 of 75,831)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,586	63.4%
Nonfamily households	11,306	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,892	90.6%
Vacant	3,208	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,245	52.6%
Renter-occupied	14,647	47.4%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,019	64.6%
1-unit, attached	499	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5,127	15.0%
5 to 19 units	4,069	11.9%
20 or more units	1,469	4.3%
Mobile home & other	917	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0535710
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 80 sq mi
Water area: 0.55 sq mi
Center point: 35.8198, -90.6790