With 80,137 people, Jonesboro is a city in Arkansas. The population is up 44% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 33.9. The poverty rate is 22.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,424, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jonesboro
What changed most since 1990
Black share8.1% → 22.7%(+14.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share89.8% → 63.0%(−26.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population46,535 → 80,137(+72%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21%(749)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(624)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.7%(1,420)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(304)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,574 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jonesboro, decade by decade
Jonesboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
46,535
$55,965
$140,644
21.2%
23.3
2000
55,515
$58,650
$154,841
26.6%
34.6
2010
67,263
$53,757
$180,828
28.3%
53.9
2020
78,576
$57,041
$195,744
29.7%
68.1
2024
80,137
$55,424
$223,200
31.8%
67.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
