Conley vs Jonesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Conley and Jonesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Conley and Jonesboro are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jonesboro has the higher population (6,137 vs 5,404 in Conley). Jonesboro has the higher median household income ($50,060 vs $45,598 in Conley). Jonesboro has the higher median home value ($142,900 vs $130,900 in Conley).

Population, income & housing

	Conley	Jonesboro
Population	5,404	6,137
Median age	45.2 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,598	$50,060
Median home value	$130,900	$142,900
Median gross rent	$1,121	$1,116
Housing units	2,611	2,116
Homeownership rate	67.1%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conley	Jonesboro
Population	5,783 → 5,404 (-6.6%)	4,771 → 6,137 (+28.6%)
Median household income	$40,470 → $45,598 (+12.7%)	$34,418 → $50,060 (+45.4%)
Median home value	$77,100 → $130,900 (+69.8%)	$80,400 → $142,900 (+77.7%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,121 (+22.4%)	$895 → $1,116 (+24.7%)

Conley

Population

5,7835,404

Median household income

$40,470$45,598

Median home value

$77,100$130,900

Median gross rent

$916$1,121

Jonesboro

Population

4,7716,137

Median household income

$34,418$50,060

Median home value

$80,400$142,900

Median gross rent

$895$1,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conley	Jonesboro
Under 5	6.9%	6.8%
5 to 17	11.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	19.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	19.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	20.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	9.6%
75 and over	5.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conley	Jonesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	9.3%	24.2%
Black or African American	58.4%	62.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	26.8%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conley	Jonesboro
No high school diploma	30.5%	27.8%
High school graduate	35.0%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conley	Jonesboro
Drove alone	67.5%	78.7%
Carpooled	19.2%	11.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	4.8%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conley	Jonesboro
1-unit, detached	65.0%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	21.2%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Conley	Jonesboro
Poverty rate	32.9%	31.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1983	1968