Jonesboro, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Back to: Jonesboro, Louisiana main profile, Louisiana, Louisiana smaller cities, Louisiana small towns, Louisiana forum, All US cities.

Total population: 3,724 (Urban population: 3,500 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 224 (all nonfarm))

Jonesboro, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,847 (1,610 occupied: 958 owner occupied, 652 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	32%

Housing density: 381 houses/condos per square mile

Recent posts about housing in Jonesboro, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

home rentals and jobs Ruston, Monroe, Arcadia and surrounding areas (7 replies)

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $272 (lower quartile is $157, upper quartile is $360)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $339

Median gross rent in Jonesboro, LA in 2007: $416

Housing units in Jonesboro with a mortgage: 359 (29 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 491

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,342 (it was $42,900 in 2000)

Jonesboro:	$71,342
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $43,374 - $93,002

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $79,989
Here: $79,989
State: $177,270

In 2-unit structures: $68,017
Here: $68,017
State: $218,101

Mobile homes: $22,204
Here: $22,204
State: $34,481

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,684

In family households: 3,039 (623 male householders, 398 female householders)
574 spouses, 1,116 children (1,028 natural, 34 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 154 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 42 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 645 (238 male householders (217 living alone)), 364 female householders (354 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 187 (161 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 482 2-persons, 246 3-persons, 168 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 78 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 571 1-person, 25 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

448 married couples with children.
376 single-parent households (32 men, 344 women).

97.1% of residents of Jonesboro speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 22 (0.6%)
(40.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jonesboro, Louisiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 38 4 rooms: 70 5 rooms: 304 6 rooms: 290 7 rooms: 159 8 rooms: 48 9 or more rooms: 29

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro, Louisiana:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 65 3 rooms: 123 4 rooms: 153 5 rooms: 129 6 rooms: 113 7 rooms: 27 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 160
1970 to 1979: 219
1960 to 1969: 358
1950 to 1959: 576
1940 to 1949: 218
1939 or earlier: 210

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jonesboro:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 171 3 bedrooms: 671 4 bedrooms: 81 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 210 2 bedrooms: 240 3 bedrooms: 162 4 bedrooms: 33 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 413 2 vehicles: 339 3 vehicles: 94 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 230 1 vehicle: 322 2 vehicles: 75 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 44
$25,000 to $29,999: 46
$30,000 to $34,999: 28
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 111
$60,000 to $69,999: 110
$70,000 to $79,999: 117
$80,000 to $89,999: 73
$90,000 to $99,999: 59
$100,000 to $124,999: 94
$125,000 to $149,999: 65
$150,000 to $174,999: 11
$175,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 to $249,999: 19
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$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: 83 people
$100 to $149: 47
$150 to $199: 60
$200 to $249: 66
$250 to $299: 89
$300 to $349: 88
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 27
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 44

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 13

Jonesboro, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.8%
Number of people working at home: 14 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 129
5 to 9 minutes: 382
10 to 14 minutes: 238
15 to 19 minutes: 162
20 to 24 minutes: 17
25 to 29 minutes: 43
30 to 34 minutes: 109
35 to 39 minutes: 10
40 to 44 minutes: 44
45 to 59 minutes: 50
60 to 89 minutes: 51
90 or more minutes: 14

Jonesboro mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,011 (80%)
Carpooled: 207 (16%)
Bicycle: 11 (1%)
Walked: 8 (1%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 14 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 470
$10,000 to $14,999: 247
$15,000 to $19,999: 101
$20,000 to $24,999: 101
$25,000 to $29,999: 123
$30,000 to $34,999: 72
$35,000 to $39,999: 81
$40,000 to $44,999: 65
$45,000 to $49,999: 79
$50,000 to $59,999: 144
$60,000 to $74,999: 74
$75,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1607

United States or American: 569

Irish: 112

English: 93

Scotch-Irish: 75

French (except Basque): 51

German: 40

Subsaharan African:: 22

African: 22

Arab:: 17

Scottish: 17

European: 15

Welsh: 10

Lebanese: 9

Syrian: 8

Italian: 6

Swedish: 6

British: 4

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

Haiti (41%)
Mexico (36%)
Germany (23%)

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

This state: 3463
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 37
South: 240
West: 69

56% of Jonesboro residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 98
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 71
High school graduate (or equivalency): 339
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 123
Associate degree: 5
Bachelor's degree: 117
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 144
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 83
11th grade: 56
12th grade, no diploma: 54
High school graduate (or equivalency): 549
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 148
Associate degree: 53
Bachelor's degree: 106
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,780
Black householders: $14,334
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,618
Two or more races householders: $16,492

Jonesboro household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jonesboro household income for Black householders

Jonesboro household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Jonesboro marital status for males

Jonesboro marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,134
Black or African American householders: $69,535

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,361
One, attached: 57
Two: 140
3 or 4: 60
5 to 9: 49
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 31
50 or more: 23
Mobile homes: 118

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,355

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jonesboro:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (21%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	4.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26

Here:	11.2%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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.)

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular Louisiana forum.

Back to: Jonesboro, LA (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Louisiana, All US cities.

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.