Jonesboro vs Matthews

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

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

Jonesboro has the higher population (1,571 vs 517 in Matthews). Matthews has the higher median household income ($45,833 vs $44,637 in Jonesboro). Matthews has the higher median home value ($77,000 vs $74,900 in Jonesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Jonesboro	Matthews
Population	1,571	517
Median age	42.7 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,637	$45,833
Median home value	$74,900	$77,000
Median gross rent	$917	$1,040
Housing units	870	252
Homeownership rate	75.7%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jonesboro	Matthews
Population	1,275 → 1,571 (+23.2%)	622 → 517 (-16.9%)
Median household income	$41,897 → $44,637 (+6.5%)	$39,914 → $45,833 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $74,900 (+7.5%)	$66,400 → $77,000 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $917 (+21.6%)	$564 → $1,040 (+84.4%)

Jonesboro

Population

1,2751,571

Median household income

$41,897$44,637

Median home value

$69,700$74,900

Median gross rent

$754$917

Matthews

Population

622517

Median household income

$39,914$45,833

Median home value

$66,400$77,000

Median gross rent

$564$1,040

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jonesboro	Matthews
Under 5	3.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.1%	11.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	18.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	18.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	7.0%
75 and over	9.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jonesboro	Matthews
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jonesboro	Matthews
No high school diploma	8.1%	14.5%
High school graduate	48.3%	54.5%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jonesboro	Matthews
Drove alone	82.5%	86.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jonesboro	Matthews
1-unit, detached	92.1%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Jonesboro	Matthews
Poverty rate	17.9%	24.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1953	1965