COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grubbs vs Jonesboro
PLACE A
Grubbs, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Grubbs is 100% smaller than Jonesboro. Grubbs earns more, with a median household income $23,326 higher. Jonesboro has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -22%).
GRUBBSJONESBORODIFFERENCE
Total population29983,296−100% vs Jonesboro
Population density5281,039−511
Population growth-22.0%16.8%−38.8 pts
Median age56.433.9+22.5
Male50.1%48.5%+1.6 pts
Female49.9%51.5%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%63.0%+29.3 pts
Black0.0%22.7%−22.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%7.5%−6.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other6.7%5.2%+1.6 pts
Median household income$78,750$55,424+$23,326
Per capita income$35,879$33,544+$2,335
Poverty rate17.8%22.8%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.508−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%31.8%−27.0 pts
Graduate degree2.0%13.1%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%6.3%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation59.0%62.0%−3.1 pts
Median home value$52,400$223,200−$170,800
Median gross rent$1,258$956+$302
Owner-occupied76.6%54.3%+22.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%8.8%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.9%49.0%−5.1 pts
Average commute20.418.0+2.4
Worked from home0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured14.4%8.9%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025