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Population in July 2007: 1,751. Population change since 2000: -6.0%
 

Males: 895  (47.4%)
Females: 992  (52.6%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  36.9 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46938.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,100 (it was $36,974 in 2000)
Jonesboro  $35,100
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,500 (it was $57,500 in 2000)
Jonesboro  $66,500
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Jonesboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Jonesboro: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.1%), German (12.1%), Irish (7.7%), English (6.4%), Dutch (3.4%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 850 feet

Land area: 0.85 square miles.

Population density: 2115 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Jonesboro

  • High school or higher: 78.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jonesboro city

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Jonesboro, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jonesboro to the number of sex offenders is 898 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Jonesboro:  1.1% ($651)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Muncie, IN (25.8 miles , pop. 67,430).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (54.0 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (169.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Gas City, IN (1.8 miles ), Fairmount, IN (4.5 miles ), Marion, IN (5.4 miles ), Fowlerton, IN (6.2 miles ), Upland, IN (9.0 miles ), Summitville, IN (9.9 miles ), Matthews, IN (11.2 miles ), Sweetser, IN (11.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.48 N, Longitude: 85.63 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: -134 (-6.6%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Jonesboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 150% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/6/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Jonesboro city center killed one person and injured 31 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 11.3 miles away from the city center killed 25 people and injured 835 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Jonesboro:
  • GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
  • MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
  • ST VINCENT MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (about 16 miles; ELWOOD, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Jonesboro, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jonesboro:
  • DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 25 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 27 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
  • GRISSOM ARB (about 38 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jonesboro:
  • MARION MUNI (about 3 miles; MARION, IN; ID: MZZ)
  • ALEXANDRIA (about 19 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; ID: I99)
  • CONVERSE (about 19 miles; CONVERSE, IN; ID: 1I8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jonesboro:
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 29 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 56 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
Public elementary/middle school in Jonesboro:
  • WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 709 W 6TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Jonesboro:
  • JONESBORO PL (Operating income: $44,340; Location: 124 E 4TH ST; 10,564 books; 168 audio materials; 1,094 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Jonesboro and their reported violations in the past:

JONESBORO WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 1887, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-24-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2002 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-22-2002 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-01-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JAN-19-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2004)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.0%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.5%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Jonesboro compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 4$7,162$21,4860$0
Financial Administration 0$0 5$3,852
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$589
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$2,568
Water Supply 2$4,935$29,6101$1,107
Totals for Government 6$12,097$24,19414$8,117



Jonesboro government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $89,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $368,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,000
  • Construction - General: $5,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $227,000
    Sewerage: $218,000
    Water Utilities: $133,000
    Police Protection: $113,000
    Regular Highways: $92,000
    Solid Waste Management: $50,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $30,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $129,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $460,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $445,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
    Rents: $4,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $350,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $165,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $79,000
  • Tax - Property: $172,000
    Individual Income: $60,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $0
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $333,000

4.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,011 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.26%
Indiana average:  6.54%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($160 average AGI)
Grant County:  0.06%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Madison County, IN  0.28% ($32,257 average AGI)
from Wabash County, IN  0.24% ($30,153)
from Howard County, IN  0.20% ($35,286)


5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
Indiana average:  6.56%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)
Grant County:  0.05%
Indiana average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, IN  0.46% ($30,319 average AGI)
to Delaware County, IN  0.37% ($37,828)
to Madison County, IN  0.26% ($30,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jonesboro:
  • WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBAT (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jonesboro:
  • WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • W299AJ (107.7 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCWC-LP (94.3 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: COLLEGE WESLEYAN CHURCH)
  • WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WLBC-FM (104.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBST (92.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTUR (89.7 FM; UPLAND, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jonesboro:
  • WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
  • WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • WIPB (Channel 49; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)

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