CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jonesboro

Georgia · 3,635 residents · 2.99 sq mi

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With 3,635 people, Jonesboro is a city in Georgia. 25.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 23%. The typical home is worth $58,100.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,635

−5%vs 2000

vs 3,829 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

+1%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(317)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(263)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(284)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(236)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(309)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(613)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(413)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(328)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(373)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(282)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(171)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(46)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,355

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,951 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,636

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,178 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.7%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,100

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $549 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.2% in 2000

45.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.5%(2,279)

Black30.3%(1,161)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(289)

Asian0.6%(23)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.2%(2,842)

Black21.1%(768)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(5)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0.4%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(300)

Central American0.9%(57)

Panamanian0.9%(57)

Puerto Rican0.8%(48)

Cuban0.3%(17)

Dominican0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Vietnamese5.8%(355)

Filipino0.4%(24)

Laotian0.4%(22)

Ancestry

English7.5%(463)

Irish4.8%(296)

German4.7%(289)

American2.9%(181)

Subsaharan African2.6%(158)

Scottish2.1%(130)

West Indian1.3%(77)

Jamaican1.2%(72)

Italian1.1%(65)

Dutch0.5%(32)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(28)

Brazilian0.2%(12)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.2%(12)

Welsh0.2%(10)

Polish0.1%(6)

Haitian0.1%(5)

Portuguese0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Vietnamese population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.5%

−14.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married54%(1,545)

Married37.4%(1,070)

Widowed0.2%(5)

Divorced8.5%(242)

Women 15+

Never married49.3%(1,011)

Married28.4%(583)

Widowed7.2%(148)

Divorced15%(308)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.4%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.8%

+14.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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