Jonesboro

Population: 4,092
Median household income: $36,458
Median home value: $84,000

Jonesboro, a community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, has 4,092 residents. The median household income of $36,458 is below the Jackson Parish median ($43,345).

Between 2019 and 2023, Jonesboro's population declined 9.6% from 4,529 to 4,092, while its median home value rose 5.7% from $79,500 to $84,000.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.7% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 45.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,092
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $36,458
Median home value: $84,000
Median gross rent: $709
Housing units: 1,762
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5294,092

Median household income

$22,059$36,458

Median home value

$79,500$84,000

Median gross rent

$545$709

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,529	$22,059	$79,500	$545
2020	4,503	$26,738	$74,000	$539
2021	4,292	$26,563	$75,100	$585
2022	4,135	$28,963	$88,300	$709
2023	4,092	$36,458	$84,000	$709

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3419.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	322	7.9%
5 to 17	494	12.1%
18 to 24	299	7.3%
25 to 34	807	19.7%
35 to 44	542	13.2%
45 to 54	308	7.5%
55 to 64	559	13.7%
65 to 74	458	11.2%
75 and over	303	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,774	43.4%
Black or African American	1,874	45.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.3%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.3%
Some other race	15	0.4%
Two or more races	196	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	203	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	420	14.1%
High school graduate	1,341	45.0%
Some college or associate's	915	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	256	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	45	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,058	84.8%
Carpooled	72	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	645	55.4%
15 to 29 min	169	14.5%
30 to 44 min	320	27.5%
45 to 59 min	10	0.9%
60+ min	20	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 36.8% (1,209 of 3,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	858	60.9%
Nonfamily households	552	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,410	80.0%
Vacant	352	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	698	49.5%
Renter-occupied	712	50.5%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units15.3%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,299	73.7%
1-unit, attached	38	2.2%
2 to 4 units	270	15.3%
5 to 19 units	69	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	86	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2238670
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 32.2335, -92.7106