2024 population: 138,152 ( 3,945 from 2020)
Land area: 1465.4 square miles
Population density: 94.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	101,049	73.14%	0.6%
Black:	23,443	16.97%	13.5%
Indian:	444	0.32%	1.1%
Asian:	1,716	1.24%	7.1%
2+ races:	2,960	2.14%	22.6%
Hispanic:	8,540	6.18%	13.9%

Total non-White:	37,103	26.86%	13.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,647	14.2
Deaths:	6,635	12.4
Net Migration:	2,602	4.8
Net Immigration:	306	0.6

Change in White population:	-562	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,507	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
134,207
101,611	75.71%
20,646	15.38%
439	0.33%
1,602	1.19%
2,414	1.80%
7,495	5.58%
32,596	24.29%

2010
121,026
98,641	81.50%
14,328	11.84%
339	0.28%
1,140	0.94%
1,673	1.38%
4,820	3.98%
22,385	18.50%

2000
107,762
95,661	88.77%
8,160	7.57%
305	0.28%
539	0.50%
921	0.85%
2,105	1.95%
12,101	11.23%

1990
93,620
86,610	92.51%
5,689	6.08%
281	0.30%
447	0.48%
n/a
593	0.63%
7,010	7.49%

1980
90,271
84,718	93.85%
4,625	5.12%
280	0.31%
188	0.21%
n/a
454	0.50%
5,553	6.15%

1970
78,890
74,550	94.50%
3,944	5.00%
68	0.09%
39	0.05%
n/a
257	0.33%
4,340	5.50%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,354	13.5
11,591	9.6
6,833	5.6
1,239	1.0

2,970	2.5
10,211	8.4

Number	Rate
2000's
15,161	14.1
10,365	9.6
6,942	6.4
1,213	1.1

2,980	2.8
10,284	9.5

Number	Rate
1990's
14,359	15.3
9,987	10.7
6,327	6.8
271	0.3

9,051	9.7
5,091	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
13,036	14.4
8,536	9.5
-685	-0.8
n/a

1,892	2.1
1,457	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,748	6.0
n/a

10,168	12.9
1,213	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.4
33,195	12.2%
239,164	87.8%
19,319	7.1%

51,433
2.53

33,880	65.9%
23,600	69.7%
4,611	13.6%
17,553	34.1%

2010
Number	Percent
34.5
30,100	24.9%
90,926	75.1%
15,640	12.9%

47,045
2.49

31,680	67.3%
22,716	71.7%
3,993	12.6%
15,365	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
26,540	24.6%
81,222	75.4%
13,276	12.3%

42,272
2.47

29,476	69.7%
22,828	77.4%
2,836	9.6%
12,796	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
23,576	25.2%
70,044	74.8%
12,065	12.9%

35,795
2.54

26,373	73.7%
21,672	82.2%
2,075	7.9%
9,422	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
25,613	28.4%
64,658	71.6%
10,368	11.5%

31,817
2.74

24,830	78.0%
21,268	85.7%
1,649	6.6%
6,987	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,184	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,438	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,691	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,052	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,412	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,803	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,490	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,302	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,126	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,275	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,319	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,613	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,788	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,783	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,317	4.5%
$200,000 or more	2,840	5.5%

Median Household Income	53,097
Per Capita Income	30,151

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,755	7.3%
Public Assistance	995	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,386	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,696	67.7%
Unemployed	3,489	4.3%
In Armed Forces	133	0.2%

Total Labor Force	58,318	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	22,525	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,283	18,287	53.8%
Non-Profit	1,922	3,750	33.9%
Self-Employed	4,626	2,162	68.1%

Local Government	1,925	2,429	44.2%
State Government	1,412	2,414	36.9%
Federal Government	322	348	48.1%

Total Private + Self	25,909	20,449	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,581	8,941	38.4%
Total	31,490	29,390	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,807	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,560	20.6%
Professional, Technical	13,429	22.0%
Service Occupations	10,692	17.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	819	1.3%
All others	16,425	27.0%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,013	18.1%
Retail trade	8,081	13.3%
Manufacturing	8,003	13.1%
Educational services	6,164	10.1%
Construction	4,189	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	3,879	6.4%
Other services	3,007	4.9%
Public administration	2,413	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,243	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,159	3.5%
Finance and insurance	1,918	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,740	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,716	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1,645	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	836	1.4%
Information	785	1.3%
Utilities	653	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	379	0.6%
Management	50	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	40	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,812	4.34%
Puerto Rican	381	0.28%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	230	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	105	0.08%
Honduran	22	0.02%
Nicaraguan	24	0.02%
Panamanian	2	0.00%
Salvadoran	77	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	16	0.01%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	2	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	7	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	7	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	457	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	476	0.36%
Vietnamese	187	0.14%
Filipino	165	0.12%
Laotian	156	0.12%
Indian	140	0.10%
Korean	53	0.04%
Bangladeshi	17	0.01%
Japanese	16	0.01%
Indonesian	5	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	118,313	94.6%
Spanish	4,755	3.8%
Other Indo-European	440	0.4%
Chinese	419	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	335	0.3%
Arabic	234	0.2%
Other Asian	230	0.2%
German, other Germanic	183	0.1%
Tagalog	115	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	16,694	12.5%
Irish	14,160	10.6%
English	13,203	9.9%
German	13,026	9.7%
Scottish	2,303	1.7%
Italian	1,864	1.4%
European	1,802	1.3%
French	1,237	0.9%
Dutch	944	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	925	0.7%
Welsh	781	0.6%
Polish	555	0.4%
British	526	0.4%
African	424	0.3%
Other Arab	322	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	131,111	97.8%
Not a citizen	2,924	2.2%

Native	129,808	96.8%
Foreign-born	4,227	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,436	5.1%	5,392	6.2%	30,848	35.6%	24,185	27.9%	13,572	15.7%	8,284	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,436	5.1%
9-12 Years	5,392	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,848	35.6%
Some College	24,185	27.9%
Bach. Degree	13,572	15.7%
Grad Degree	8,284	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	96,528	90,046	6,482	6.7%
1991	95,824	88,508	7,316	7.6%
1992	97,978	91,610	6,368	6.5%
1993	97,886	92,096	5,790	5.9%
1994	100,050	95,600	4,450	4.4%
1995	103,798	99,566	4,232	4.1%
1996	104,740	100,024	4,716	4.5%
1997	104,576	100,022	4,554	4.4%
1998	105,912	101,236	4,676	4.4%
1999	108,042	103,924	4,118	3.8%

2000	108,494	104,066	4,428	4.1%
2001	106,856	101,450	5,406	5.1%
2002	108,204	102,164	6,040	5.6%
2003	109,038	102,698	6,340	5.8%
2004	111,010	104,860	6,150	5.5%
2005	112,114	106,320	5,794	5.2%
2006	112,822	106,918	5,904	5.2%
2007	112,290	106,088	6,202	5.5%
2008	113,284	107,492	5,792	5.1%
2009	114,164	105,866	8,298	7.3%

2010	116,946	108,208	8,738	7.5%
2011	119,436	110,590	8,846	7.4%
2012	119,396	111,160	8,236	6.9%
2013	119,652	111,626	8,026	6.7%
2014	120,078	113,398	6,680	5.6%
2015	122,638	117,050	5,588	4.6%
2016	124,846	120,576	4,270	3.4%
2017	127,852	123,736	4,116	3.2%
2018	129,346	125,282	4,064	3.1%
2019	132,452	128,638	3,814	2.9%

2020	131,388	124,354	7,034	5.4%
2021	132,512	128,040	4,472	3.4%
2022	135,224	131,372	3,852	2.8%
2023	134,618	130,806	3,812	2.8%
2024	132,656	128,430	4,226	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	57,499
Median Value	$166,533

Occupied	51,433	89.5%
Vacant	6,066	10.5%

Owned	31,057	60.4%
Rented	20,376	39.6%
Median Rent	$829

Single-Family Units	40,837	71.0%
Detached	40,114	69.8%
Attached	723	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,417	11.2%
Mobile Homes	3,672	6.4%

Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area