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Jonesboro, AR (Arkansas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $222,200 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Jonesboro:

$222,200
Arkansas:

$179,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $145,700 - $344,400

Total population: 72,210 (Urban population: 50,374, Rural population: 5,243 (99 farm, 5,144 nonfarm))

Houses: 34,484 (31,528 occupied: 18,067 owner occupied, 13,461 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

34%

Housing density: 433 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $198,431.

Median contract rent in 2022: $711 (lower quartile is $619, upper quartile is $873)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $845


Median gross rent in Jonesboro, AR in 2022: $864

Housing units in Jonesboro with a mortgage: 10,382 (665 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 466 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $101,691

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $62,354

Median monthly housing costs: $908

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Jonesboro, Arkansas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1990

Median year apartment built: 1993

Household type by relationship:

Households: 79,884
  • Male householders: 14,522 (3,916 living alone), Female householders: 17,006 (4,680 living alone)
  • 14,357 spouses (14,293 opposite-sex spouses), 2,651 unmarried partners, (2,551 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,250 children (19,746 natural, 692 adopted, 1,812 stepchildren), 2,005 grandchildren, 605 brothers or sisters, 536 parents, 0 foster children, 377 other relatives, 2,377 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,198

Size of family households: 9,124 2-persons, 3,529 3-persons, 4,333 4-persons, 1,531 5-persons, 1,524 6-persons, 226 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,596 1-person, 2,210 2-persons, 455 3-persons.

10,720 married couples with children.
7,094 single-parent households (338 men, 6,756 women).

91.9% of residents of Jonesboro speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,681 (4.6%)
(39.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • 94no bedroom
  • 841 bedroom
  • 9782 bedrooms
  • 10,3783 bedrooms
  • 4,2504 bedrooms
  • 2,2835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • 1,282no bedroom
  • 1,7201 bedroom
  • 6,2102 bedrooms
  • 3,8543 bedrooms
  • 2894 bedrooms
  • 1065+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 300no vehicle
  • 3,5021 vehicle
  • 8,5992 vehicles
  • 2,9153 vehicles
  • 1,6894 vehicles
  • 1,0625+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jonesboro in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,620no vehicle
  • 5,8671 vehicle
  • 4,1572 vehicles
  • 6003 vehicles
  • 1104 vehicles
  • 1075+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • 941 room
  • 842 rooms
  • 3183 rooms
  • 9794 rooms
  • 2,7205 rooms
  • 3,6076 rooms
  • 3,5777 rooms
  • 2,2488 rooms
  • 4,4409+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • 1,2821 room
  • 1,0212 rooms
  • 2,3563 rooms
  • 3,9394 rooms
  • 1,8865 rooms
  • 7336 rooms
  • 1,4967 rooms
  • 1988 rooms
  • 5509+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Jonesboro city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Jonesboro, AR household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Jonesboro, AR in 2022
  • 1,708Less than $10,000
  • 4,696$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,577$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,866$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,975$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,591$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,633$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,108$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,559$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,798$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,812$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,205$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Jonesboro, AR

  • Distribution of house value in Jonesboro, AR in 2022
  • 326Less than $10,000
  • 50$20,000 to $24,999
  • 37$35,000 to $39,999
  • 197$40,000 to $49,999
  • 643$50,000 to $59,999
  • 141$60,000 to $69,999
  • 336$70,000 to $79,999
  • 549$80,000 to $89,999
  • 199$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,237$100,000 to $124,999
  • 969$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,073$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,589$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,807$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,468$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,092$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,223$400,000 to $499,999
  • 541$500,000 to $749,999
  • 678$750,000 to $999,999
  • 912$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Jonesboro, AR

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jonesboro, AR in 2022
  • 111Less than $100
  • 52$100 to $149
  • 208$150 to $199
  • 39$200 to $249
  • 228$250 to $299
  • 196$300 to $349
  • 62$350 to $399
  • 359$400 to $449
  • 730$450 to $499
  • 374$500 to $549
  • 1,288$550 to $599
  • 1,310$600 to $649
  • 860$650 to $699
  • 1,330$700 to $749
  • 820$750 to $799
  • 2,765$800 to $899
  • 991$900 to $999
  • 1,387$1,000 to $1,249
  • 563$1,250 to $1,499
  • 164$1,500 to $1,999
  • 121$2,000 to $2,499
  • 67$2,500 to $2,999
  • 7$3,500 or more
  • 262No cash rent
Work and jobs in Jonesboro: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.1%
Number of people working at home: 2,056 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,379
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,725
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,639
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,911
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,739
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 800
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,639
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 63
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 527
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 159
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,149
  • 90 or more minutes: 614
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jonesboro

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 42,253 (84.8%)
  • Carpooled: 4,048 (8.1%)
  • Bus: 58 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 216 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 624 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 2,056 (4.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.0%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 15.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 26.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 12.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 6.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jonesboro, Arkansas
  • 9742010 or later
  • 1,4142000 to 2009
  • 8061990 to 1999
  • 2591980 to 1989
  • 1121970 to 1979
  • 99Before 1970
Ancestries in Jonesboro, AR

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 6,780 (15.9%)
  • English: 5,783 (13.6%)
  • Irish: 2,615 (6.1%)
  • German: 2,034 (4.8%)
  • European: 782 (1.8%)
  • Italian: 452 (1.1%)
  • Scottish: 428 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 335 (0.8%)
  • African: 318 (0.7%)
  • British: 187 (0.4%)
  • Polish: 174 (0.4%)
  • French: 172 (0.4%)
  • Palestinian: 117 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 88 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 56 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 46 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 46 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 38 (0.09%)
  • French Canadian: 30 (0.07%)
  • Northern European: 28 (0.07%)
  • Moroccan: 26 (0.06%)
  • British West Indian: 22 (0.05%)
  • Welsh: 21 (0.05%)
  • Lebanese: 18 (0.04%)
  • Swedish: 18 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 10 (0.02%)
  • Greek: 10 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Russian: 3 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Jonesboro:

51.4% (1,883)
Arkansas:

40.2% (61,075)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Jonesboro:

7.5% (273)
Arkansas:

2.3% (3,503)

Other Northern Africa
Jonesboro:

4.3% (158)
Arkansas:

0.1% (152)

Philippines
Jonesboro:

3.9% (144)
Arkansas:

2.7% (4,128)

Laos
Jonesboro:

2.9% (106)
Arkansas:

2.2% (3,381)

Vietnam
Jonesboro:

2.5% (93)
Arkansas:

2.7% (4,028)

Panama
Jonesboro:

2.5% (92)
Arkansas:

0.4% (563)

Korea
Jonesboro:

1.9% (70)
Arkansas:

1.2% (1,813)

Pakistan
Jonesboro:

1.8% (66)
Arkansas:

0.8% (1,236)

Guatemala
Jonesboro:

1.8% (65)
Arkansas:

3.5% (5,376)

Russia
Jonesboro:

1.6% (57)
Arkansas:

0.2% (360)

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

  • This state: 55,297
  • Other state: 20,556
  • Northeast: 773
  • Midwest: 5,785
  • South: 12,214
  • West: 1,784

77.4% of Jonesboro residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71.9% lived in Arkansas.


Jonesboro:

77.4%
State average:

87.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 327
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 113
  • 5th and 6th grade: 155
  • 7th and 8th grade: 348
  • 9th grade: 351
  • 10th grade: 116
  • 11th grade: 483
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 149
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,202
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,178
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,740
  • Associate degree: 2,068
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,238
  • Master's degree: 1,554
  • Professional school degree: 653
  • Doctorate degree: 881
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 160
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 244
  • 7th and 8th grade: 123
  • 9th grade: 55
  • 10th grade: 284
  • 11th grade: 672
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 363
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,915
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,445
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,364
  • Associate degree: 2,832
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,413
  • Master's degree: 2,504
  • Professional school degree: 584
  • Doctorate degree: 145
Educational Attainment for Females
Jonesboro marital status for males
Jonesboro marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 22,548
  • One, attached: 513
  • Two: 3,643
  • 3 or 4: 2,014
  • 5 to 9: 2,055
  • 10 to 19: 1,340
  • 20 to 49: 1,077
  • 50 or more: 560
  • Mobile homes: 734

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,360

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Jonesboro
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Jonesboro, AR
  • 49.3%Utility gas
  • 47.5%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Jonesboro, AR
  • 71.7%Electricity
  • 25.0%Utility gas
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 319
Here:

3.1%
Arkansas:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 99
Here:

2.8%
Arkansas:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 582
Here:

11.8%
Arkansas:

19.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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