CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jonesborough

Tennessee · 3,196 residents · 5.32 sq mi

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Jonesborough is a city of 3,196 people in Tennessee. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $55,300. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. Median household income is $22,306, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $328 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,196

−23%vs 2000

vs 4,168 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(169)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(261)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(250)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(195)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(499)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(439)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(367)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(377)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(250)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(195)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,306

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,132 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,348

−45%vs 2000

vs $18,768 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$328

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

31.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(3,870)

Black5.5%(231)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(34)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(3,053)

Black4.5%(143)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(14)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.8%(175)

Salvadoran2.8%(175)

Puerto Rican2%(127)

Mexican1.1%(70)

Cuban0.7%(45)

South American0.6%(38)

Venezuelan0.6%(38)

Spaniard0.5%(34)

Asian origin

Japanese2.1%(133)

Taiwanese0.7%(44)

Chinese0.3%(19)

Pakistani0.3%(16)

Ancestry

American17.6%(1,099)

German14.5%(906)

English14.1%(877)

Irish7.5%(469)

French2.3%(142)

Italian2.2%(138)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(114)

Scottish1.5%(93)

British1%(64)

Polish0.7%(44)

Danish0.5%(33)

Dutch0.4%(28)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(22)

Hungarian0.3%(21)

Russian0.3%(21)

Portuguese0.2%(13)

Subsaharan African0.2%(13)

Canadian0.2%(11)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Arab0%(3)

Lebanese0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.0%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married28.9%(740)

Married55.9%(1,431)

Widowed5.4%(138)

Divorced9.8%(251)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(789)

Married41.2%(1,156)

Widowed11.5%(324)

Divorced19.2%(539)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+12.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.1%

−11.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.5%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% 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)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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