Jonesboro, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Jonesboro Apartments for Rent

Total population: 4,131 (All urban)

Jonesboro, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,612 (1,515 occupied: 797 owner occupied, 718 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	33%

Housing density: 622 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $485 (lower quartile is $280, upper quartile is $684)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $716

Median gross rent in Jonesboro, GA in 2007: $679

Housing units in Jonesboro with a mortgage: 405 (20 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 280

Jonesboro,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,363 (it was $76,000 in 2000)

Jonesboro:	$110,363
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,906 - $130,550

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $112,830
Here: $112,830
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,283
Here: $103,283
State: $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $90,538
Here: $90,538
State: $151,985

Mobile homes: $8,773
Here: $8,773
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,858

In family households: 3,319 (635 male householders, 391 female householders)
598 spouses, 1,253 children (1,202 natural, 3 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 192 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 95 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 539 (186 male householders (135 living alone)), 249 female householders (206 living alone)), 104 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 428 2-persons, 272 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 341 1-person, 78 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

463 married couples with children.
505 single-parent households (68 men, 437 women).

87.4% of residents of Jonesboro speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 286 (7.4%)
(26.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jonesboro, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 264 6 rooms: 274 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 45 9 or more rooms: 43

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro, Georgia:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 58 3 rooms: 104 4 rooms: 263 5 rooms: 180 6 rooms: 91 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 68
1980 to 1989: 73
1970 to 1979: 461
1960 to 1969: 516
1950 to 1959: 203
1940 to 1949: 158
1939 or earlier: 101

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jonesboro:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 230 3 bedrooms: 424 4 bedrooms: 80 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 111 2 bedrooms: 394 3 bedrooms: 184 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 214 2 vehicles: 320 3 vehicles: 161 4 vehicles: 62 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 137 1 vehicle: 394 2 vehicles: 147 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Jonesboro, GA:

Less than $10,000: 33
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 39
$80,000 to $89,999: 57
$90,000 to $99,999: 74
$100,000 to $124,999: 269
$125,000 to $149,999: 178
$150,000 to $174,999: 56
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 11
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Jonesboro rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jonesboro:

Less than $100: 50 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 25
$200 to $249: 37
$250 to $299: 53
$300 to $349: 44
$350 to $399: 38
$400 to $449: 74
$450 to $499: 35
$500 to $549: 61
$550 to $599: 71
$600 to $649: 55
$650 to $699: 54
$700 to $749: 92
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 9
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 22

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 71 1990 to 1994: 64 1985 to 1989: 72 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 33 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 10

Jonesboro, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.2%
Number of people working at home: 35 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 65
5 to 9 minutes: 212
10 to 14 minutes: 174
15 to 19 minutes: 245
20 to 24 minutes: 288
25 to 29 minutes: 84
30 to 34 minutes: 269
35 to 39 minutes: 43
40 to 44 minutes: 85
45 to 59 minutes: 136
60 to 89 minutes: 42
90 or more minutes: 44

Jonesboro mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,355 (79%)
Carpooled: 243 (14%)
Taxi: 11 (1%)
Walked: 68 (4%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 35 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 243
$10,000 to $14,999: 71
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 123
$25,000 to $29,999: 167
$30,000 to $34,999: 72
$35,000 to $39,999: 113
$40,000 to $44,999: 27
$45,000 to $49,999: 35
$50,000 to $59,999: 182
$60,000 to $74,999: 189
$75,000 to $99,999: 71
$100,000 to $124,999: 42
$125,000 to $149,999: 17
$150,000 to $199,999: 14
$200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1501

United States or American: 660

English: 245

Irish: 185

German: 140

Scotch-Irish: 124

Subsaharan African:: 120

African: 81

Dutch: 38

Scottish: 36

Kenyan: 31

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29

French (except Basque): 24

Polish: 22

French Canadian: 21

Swedish: 19

British: 16

Haitian: 12

Guyanese: 10

Australian: 10

Greek: 9

Italian: 9

Swiss: 9

British West Indian: 9

Cape Verdean: 8

Jamaican: 8

Russian: 7

Welsh: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (44%)
Laos (10%)
Other Eastern Africa (9%)
Dominican Republic (7%)
Sierra Leone (6%)
Peru (5%)
Haiti (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2483
Northeast: 146
Midwest: 197
South: 608
West: 86

52% of Jonesboro residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 45
9th grade: 81
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 68
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 326
Less than 1 year of college: 70
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 233
Associate degree: 56
Bachelor's degree: 134
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 16
7th and 8th grade: 85
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 70
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 433
Less than 1 year of college: 113
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 123
Associate degree: 65
Bachelor's degree: 105
Master's degree: 12
Professional school degree: 35
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 20.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,579
Black householders: $25,464
Asian householders: $69,199
Some other race householders: $55,749
Two or more races householders: $87,638
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $43,453

Jonesboro household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jonesboro household income for Black householders

Jonesboro household income for Asian householders

Jonesboro household income for Some other race householders

Jonesboro household income for Two or more races householders

Jonesboro household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Jonesboro marital status for males

Jonesboro marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,831
Black or African American householders: $103,392
Asian householders: $123,432
Two or more races householders: $199,669
Hispanic or Latino householders: $199,669

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,011
One, attached: 24
Two: 122
3 or 4: 200
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 49
20 to 49: 15
50 or more: 79
Mobile homes: 66

Median worth of mobile homes: $6,746

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jonesboro:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	1.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	3.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	12.3%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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