Jonesboro

Population: 6,137
Median household income: $50,060
Median home value: $142,900

Located in Clayton County, Georgia, Jonesboro is a community with a population of 6,137. At $50,060, its median household income sits below Clayton County's $58,507.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jonesboro's population grew 28.6% from 4,771 to 6,137, while its median home value rose 77.7% from $80,400 to $142,900.

31.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.60 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,137
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,060
Median home value: $142,900
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 2,116
Homeownership rate: 39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7716,137

Median household income

$34,418$50,060

Median home value

$80,400$142,900

Median gross rent

$895$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,771	$34,418	$80,400	$895
2020	5,428	$29,375	$80,700	$898
2021	4,492	$31,033	$94,600	$965
2022	4,415	$33,621	$123,600	$988
2023	6,137	$50,060	$142,900	$1,116

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	417	6.8%
5 to 17	943	15.4%
18 to 24	505	8.2%
25 to 34	1,178	19.2%
35 to 44	601	9.8%
45 to 54	808	13.2%
55 to 64	826	13.5%
65 to 74	591	9.6%
75 and over	268	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,487	24.2%
Black or African American	3,849	62.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	357	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.2%
Two or more races	134	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	286	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.8%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree2.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,186	27.8%
High school graduate	1,864	43.6%
Some college or associate's	935	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	108	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	179	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,521	78.7%
Carpooled	227	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	77	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	4.8%
Other means	15	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	447	24.3%
15 to 29 min	340	18.5%
30 to 44 min	522	28.4%
45 to 59 min	283	15.4%
60+ min	248	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 31.5% (1,652 of 5,238)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,442	71.7%
Nonfamily households	570	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,012	95.1%
Vacant	104	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	801	39.8%
Renter-occupied	1,211	60.2%

1-unit, detached62.0%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units21.2%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,311	62.0%
1-unit, attached	127	6.0%
2 to 4 units	448	21.2%
5 to 19 units	204	9.6%
20 or more units	18	0.9%
Mobile home & other	8	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1342604
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.5208, -84.3547