CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jonesboro

Indiana · 2,073 residents · 0.89 sq mi

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With 2,073 people, Jonesboro is a city in Indiana. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $32,100. Median rent is $313 a month. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,073

+10%vs 2000

vs 1,887 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.89 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(149)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(156)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(187)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(156)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(324)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(296)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(246)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(210)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(140)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(65)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,658

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,974 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,994

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,723 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,100

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$313

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

19.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(1,824)

Black0.2%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(33)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(2,037)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(34)

Asian0.6%(13)

Other1.1%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(48)

Ancestry

English15.9%(251)

German15.8%(249)

Irish12.9%(203)

American11.5%(181)

Italian3%(47)

Dutch1.3%(21)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(17)

Scottish1.1%(17)

French0.7%(11)

Finnish0.3%(5)

Swedish0.3%(5)

Polish0.3%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Macedonian0.2%(3)

British0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.9%

−13.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married42.9%(278)

Married46.5%(301)

Widowed3.4%(22)

Divorced7.3%(47)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(177)

Married45.9%(316)

Widowed7.8%(54)

Divorced20.6%(142)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−14.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.6%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.7%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% 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)40.2%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.9%(35)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 117 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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