With 6,143 people, Jonesboro is a city in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The poverty rate is 35.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,314 people. This skews young, with a median age of 32.3. 47% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,843, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jonesboro
What changed most since 1990
White share78.2% → 21.3%(−56.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share21.1% → 56.0%(+34.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate25.7% → 35.3%(+9.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Jonesboro's population equals 2.1% of Clayton County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.0% of the county's.
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)63.7%(263)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(81)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era2.7%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 413 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
3,635
$53,654
$139,444
9.4%
43.0
2000
3,829
$58,204
$138,446
13.0%
68.5
2010
4,724
$49,524
$154,215
10.4%
70.8
2020
4,235
$35,604
$97,812
5.3%
78.4
2024
6,143
$50,843
$188,300
12.3%
78.0
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.
