Jonesborough is a city of 6,232 people in Tennessee. 2,064 more people live here than in 2000. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 42.6, about 4 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 7%. The average commute runs 19 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,015, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jonesborough
What changed most since 1990
Population3,196 → 6,232(+95%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$132,724 → $299,200(+125%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.1% → 26.3%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Jonesborough's population equals 4.6% of Washington County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 8.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.8% 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)24%(115)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.4%(208)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.1%(197)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 479 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
Jonesborough, decade by decade
Jonesborough 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
3,196
$53,536
$132,724
18.1%
11.7
2000
4,168
$58,533
$169,960
18.7%
16.8
2010
5,051
$62,254
$199,961
25.6%
19.4
2020
5,860
$73,496
$215,137
34.0%
28.1
2024
6,232
$74,015
$299,200
26.3%
51.6
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.
