|
Click to draw/clear city borders
|
Notable locations in Jonesboro: Jonesboro Country Club (A), Jonesboro Industrial Development Corporation Industrial Park (B), Jonesboro Industrial Park (C), Airport Industrial Park (D), Northeast District Livestock Show and Fairgrounds (E), Arkansas Childrens Colony (F), Craig Hills Public Golf Course (G), Arkansas Services Center (H), Dean B Ellis Library (I), Jonesboro City Hall (J), Fire Station Number 4 (K), Fire Station Number 3 (L), Fire Station Number 2 (M), Booker T Washington Community Center (N), Craighead County Jail (O), Craighead County and Jonesboro Public Library (P), Craighead County Courthouse (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Airport Center Shopping Center (1), West Mart Center Shopping Center (2), Caraway Plaza Shopping Center (3), Highland Square Shopping Center (4), Indian Mall Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jonesboro include: Baptist Student Center (A), Jonesboro Christian Church (B), Jonesboro Freewill Baptist Church (C), Jonesboro General Baptist Church (D), Jonesboro Seventh Day Adventist Church (E), Kellers Chapel (F), Bethany Missionary Baptist Church (G), Bethel Faith Tabernacle (H), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nettleton Cemetery (1), Kelly Cemetery (2), Straw Floor Cemetery (3), Sharp Cemetery (4), Woodlawn Cemetery (5), Holy Cross Cemetery (6), Philadelphia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Mary Simpson Pond (A), Poinsett Watershed Site 20 Reservoir (B), Craighead Forest Lake (C), Big Creek Site 13 Reservoir (D), Big Creek Site 14 Reservoir (E), Big Creek Site 19 Reservoir (F), Big Creek Site 20 Reservoir (G), Big Creek Site 21 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Lost Creek (A), Christian Creek (B), Higginbottom Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Jonesboro include: Craighead Forest County Park (1), Indian Stadium (2), Hope Park (3), West Washington Avenue Historic District (4), Southwest Park (5), Southside Softball Complex (6), Northside Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: State University Post Office (A), Jonesboro Post Office (B), Nettleton Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Happy Talk (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 315 West Oak Avenue) (1), Artistic Pools & Design (Water Parks & Slides; 2404 Twin Oaks Avenue) (2), Total Project Cableing (Water Parks & Slides; 2404 Twin Oaks Avenue) (3), Silverball Game Room (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1901 South Caraway Road) (4), Jonesboro Music CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 205A Bearden Drive) (5), TSI Amusements (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3106 Old Greensboro Road) (6), Kidsports Family Fun & Fitness (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2220 Grant Avenue Suite D) (7), Kidsports (Arcades & Amusements; 2220 Grant Avenue) (8), Travel With US (Tours & Charters; 2718 East Nettleton Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Ramada Limited (3000 Apache Drive) (1), West Washington Guest House (534 West Washington Avenue) (2), Motel 6 (2300 South Caraway Road) (3), Deluxe Inn (402 South Gee Street) (4), JAMI Bee Motel (3423 East Nettleton Avenue) (5), Baymont Inn (2910 Kazi Street) (6), Scottish Inns (3116 Mead Drive) (7), Hampton Inn Jonesboro (2900 Phillips Drive) (8), Super 8 Motel (2500 South Caraway Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Craighead-County - County Probate Court Clerk (511 South Main Street) (1), Craighead-County - Court Administrator (511 Union Street) (2), Craighead-County - District Court- Civil & Small Claims (511 South Main Street) (3), Frequently Called City County State And Federal Government Num - Chancery Court C (511 South Main Street) (4), Arkansas-State - Vocational Technical Education Dept- Industrial Training Co-Ordin (5504 Krueger Drive) (5), Craighead-County - Treasurer (511 South Main Street) (6), Jonesboro-City - Municipal Court Clerk (410 West Washington Avenue) (7), U S Government - Courts- Federal Court Clerk (615 South Main Street) (8), Craighead-County - District Court- Jonesboro Tickets Info (511 South Main Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
|
Drinking water stations with addresses in Jonesboro and their reported violations in the past:
JONESBORO WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 67995, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-25-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-03-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-1997), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-1997), St Other (AUG-05-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-07-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2005)
- One minor monitoring violation
JONESBORO WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 67995, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-25-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-03-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-1997), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-1997), St Other (AUG-05-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-07-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2005)
- One minor monitoring violation
JONESBORO WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 67995, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-25-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-03-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-1997), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-1997), St Other (AUG-05-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-07-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2005)
- One minor monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  17.4% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Jonesboro compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Back to the top
Arena or stadium:
- Convocation Center (Arkansas State University). Arkansas State University.
Banks with most branches in Jonesboro (2007 data):
- Regions Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Liberty Bank of Arkansas: 8 branches. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,219.0 mil, Deposits: $1,745.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Bancshares, Inc
- First Community Bank: Jonesboro Branch, Jonesboro Branch, Highland Dr. Branch, Jonesboro Branch, at 1700 East Highland Drive, Jonesboro Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $720.7 mil, Deposits: $579.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices
- Bank of America, National Association: Jonesboro Downtown Drive-Up Branch, Southwest Branch, Jonesboro Main Branch, Highland Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Simmons First Bank of Jonesboro: Simmons First Bank Of Jonesboro, Mid-City Branch, Southwest Drive Branch, Woodsprings Road Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $265.2 mil, Deposits: $237.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Simmons First National Corporation
- BancorpSouth Bank: South Main Branch, Johnson Avenue Branch, West Parker Road Branch, American State Bank Branch. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- Heritage Bank: at 2009 Browns Lane, Downtown Branch, South Caraway Road Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $232.0 mil, Deposits: $195.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Heritage Capital Corporation
- First National Bank: Highland Drive Branch, Elk Park Branch, Jonesboro/Hilltop Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $515.3 mil, Deposits: $430.0 mil, headquarters in Paragould, AR, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Paragould Bankshares, Inc.
- 4 other banks with 5 local branches
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
2004 Presidential Election results in Craighead County Arkansas:
|
|
|
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
|
|
|
|
Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
|
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Parks and Recreation |
17 | $47,114 | $33,257 | 22 | $17,484 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $4,282 | $25,692 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
6 | $14,106 | $28,212 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
66 | $175,592 | $31,926 | 4 | $4,208 |
| Financial Administration |
16 | $54,174 | $40,631 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
8 | $33,210 | $49,815 | 15 | $9,040 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $13,058 | $52,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
112 | $355,688 | $38,109 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $18,034 | $27,051 | 4 | $3,902 |
| Other and Unallocable |
25 | $74,256 | $35,643 | 8 | $7,882 |
| Transit |
3 | $6,866 | $27,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
108 | $411,074 | $45,675 | 3 | $2,702 |
| Water Supply |
39 | $133,346 | $41,030 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
112 | $343,378 | $36,791 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
32 | $103,934 | $38,975 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
35 | $82,114 | $28,153 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
592 | $1,870,226 | $37,910 | 56 | $45,218 |
Jonesboro government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $3,436,000
Solid Waste Management: $910,000
All Other: $470,000
Parks & Recreation: $77,000
Parking Facilities: $45,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $10,572,000
Regular Highways: $3,392,000
Sewerage: $2,028,000
Water Utilities: $1,610,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $48,040,000
Police Protection: $7,108,000
Regular Highways: $6,368,000
Fire Protection: $4,475,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,881,000
Water Utilities: $3,332,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,122,000
Sewerage: $2,385,000
Financial Administration: $1,822,000
General - Other: $897,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $792,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $552,000
Health Services - Other: $400,000
Central Staff Services: $221,000
Air Transportation: $179,000
General Public Buildings: $166,000
Parking Facilities: $80,000
Housing & Community Development: $59,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,353,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $6,064,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $3,472,000
Benefit Payments: $768,000
Total Other Securities: $656,000
From Local Government: $488,000
Interest Revenue: $432,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $221,000
From Other Government: $93,000
Local Employee Contribution: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,262,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,735,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,515,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $296,202,000
Electric Utilities: $49,645,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $38,324,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $266,030,000
Electric Utilities: $57,707,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $30,172,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $30,262,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,933,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,412,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $402,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $69,739,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $70,428,000
Water Utilities: $4,282,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $267,567,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,942,000
All Other: $1,538,000
General Support: $1,118,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $10,107,000
Property: $2,151,000
NEC: $1,811,000
Public Utilities: $1,275,000
Other Selective Sales: $109,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $18,893,000
8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,218 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.33% | | Arkansas average: | 7.98% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($130 average AGI)| Craighead County: | 0.09% | | Arkansas average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,810 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.17% | | Arkansas average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Jonesboro:
- KBTM (1230 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KNEA (970 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jonesboro:
- KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
- KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
- KJBX (106.7 FM; TRUMANN, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
- KAOG (90.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
- WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
- KJLV (105.3 FM; HOXIE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K218DE (91.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K202CG (88.3 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Jonesboro:
- K54ER (Channel 54; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
- K27FC (Channel 27; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
|
(69.9 miles 
, pop. 650,100).
, pop. 2,896,016).
),
),
),
Sedgwick, AR (15.6 miles)
,
),
),
Egypt, AR (17.5 miles)
.
