Jonesboro vs North Hodge

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

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

Jonesboro has the higher population (4,092 vs 381 in North Hodge). Jonesboro has the higher median household income ($36,458 vs $32,750 in North Hodge). Jonesboro has the higher median home value ($84,000 vs $80,700 in North Hodge).

Population, income & housing

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
Population	4,092	381
Median age	36.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,458	$32,750
Median home value	$84,000	$80,700
Median gross rent	$709	$928
Housing units	1,762	246
Homeownership rate	49.5%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
Population	4,529 → 4,092 (-9.6%)	445 → 381 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$22,059 → $36,458 (+65.3%)	$36,094 → $32,750 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $84,000 (+5.7%)	$64,800 → $80,700 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$545 → $709 (+30.1%)	$527 → $928 (+76.1%)

Jonesboro

Population

4,5294,092

Median household income

$22,059$36,458

Median home value

$79,500$84,000

Median gross rent

$545$709

North Hodge

Population

445381

Median household income

$36,094$32,750

Median home value

$64,800$80,700

Median gross rent

$527$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
Under 5	7.9%	11.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	2.1%
25 to 34	19.7%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.0%
75 and over	7.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
White (non-Hispanic)	43.4%	63.0%
Black or African American	45.8%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	2.6%
Asian	0.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
No high school diploma	14.1%	22.2%
High school graduate	45.0%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
Drove alone	84.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	9.2%
Walked	2.7%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
1-unit, detached	73.7%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Jonesboro	North Hodge
Poverty rate	36.8%	44.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	18	13
Median year structure built	1968	1970