Jonesboro

Population: 1,571
Median household income: $44,637
Median home value: $74,900

Jonesboro is a community in Grant County, Indiana, home to 1,571 residents. Its median household income of $44,637 runs below the Grant County figure of $54,007.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jonesboro's population grew 23.2% from 1,275 to 1,571, while its median home value rose 7.5% from $69,700 to $74,900.

The typical home was built around 1953. 17.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,571
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,637
Median home value: $74,900
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 870
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2751,571

Median household income

$41,897$44,637

Median home value

$69,700$74,900

Median gross rent

$754$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,275	$41,897	$69,700	$754
2020	1,302	$37,270	$60,700	$778
2021	1,324	$39,419	$63,900	$850
2022	1,541	$42,500	$73,700	$915
2023	1,571	$44,637	$74,900	$917

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	3.2%
5 to 17	284	18.1%
18 to 24	114	7.3%
25 to 34	125	8.0%
35 to 44	294	18.7%
45 to 54	209	13.3%
55 to 64	204	13.0%
65 to 74	135	8.6%
75 and over	155	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,447	92.1%
Black or African American	11	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	91	8.1%
High school graduate	542	48.3%
Some college or associate's	327	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	126	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	36	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	574	82.5%
Carpooled	74	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	154	23.4%
15 to 29 min	413	62.8%
30 to 44 min	40	6.1%
45 to 59 min	3	0.5%
60+ min	48	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 17.9% (280 of 1,566)

	Count	Share
Family households	394	50.4%
Nonfamily households	388	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	782	89.9%
Vacant	88	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	592	75.7%
Renter-occupied	190	24.3%

1-unit, detached92.1%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	801	92.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	26	3.0%
5 to 19 units	21	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1838862
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4797, -85.6304