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):

2024
Number	Percent
35.4
34,008	24.6%
104,144	75.4%
19,893	14.4%

53,229
2.48

34,484	64.8%
24,115	69.9%
4,676	13.6%
18,745	35.2%

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%

2024 Housing Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,529	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,094	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,571	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,721	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,173	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,141	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,877	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,320	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,359	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,785	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,600	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,907	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,440	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,198	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,151	5.9%
$200,000 or more	3,363	6.3%

Median Household Income	57,427
Per Capita Income	32,413

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,094	7.7%
Public Assistance	859	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,225	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	55,119	68.4%
Unemployed	3,364	4.2%
In Armed Forces	123	0.2%

Total Labor Force	58,606	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	21,978	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,330	17,845	54.4%
Non-Profit	1,958	4,393	30.8%
Self-Employed	4,711	2,275	67.4%

Local Government	1,821	2,358	43.6%
State Government	1,523	2,250	40.4%
Federal Government	396	583	40.4%

Total Private + Self	26,041	20,120	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,698	9,584	37.3%
Total	31,739	29,704	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%
Pct. Private + Self	75.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,615	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,030	19.6%
Professional, Technical	14,310	23.3%
Service Occupations	11,401	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	562	0.9%
All others	15,119	24.6%

White Collar		56.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,024	19.6%
Retail trade	7,682	12.5%
Manufacturing	7,654	12.5%
Educational services	5,678	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	4,470	7.3%
Construction	4,149	6.7%
Other services	3,114	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	2,495	4.1%
Finance and insurance	2,327	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,263	3.7%
Public administration	2,128	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,685	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,287	2.1%
Wholesale trade	1,228	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,114	1.8%
Information	962	1.6%
Utilities	570	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	564	0.9%
Management	44	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	37	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,512	4.80%
Puerto Rican	574	0.42%
Cuban	55	0.04%
Dominican	1	0.00%

Total Central American	235	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	54	0.04%
Honduran	52	0.04%
Nicaraguan	24	0.02%
Panamanian	3	0.00%
Salvadoran	102	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	158	0.12%
Argentinean	93	0.07%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	11	0.01%
Ecuadorian	7	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	5	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	42	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	470	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	332	0.24%
Filipino	328	0.24%
Chinese	292	0.22%
Vietnamese	170	0.13%
Laotian	135	0.10%
Korean	76	0.06%
Japanese	13	0.01%
Thai	6	0.00%
Indonesian	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	119,295	94.1%
Spanish	5,729	4.5%
Chinese	296	0.2%
Other Indo-European	255	0.2%
Other Asian	220	0.2%
German, other Germanic	215	0.2%
Arabic	202	0.2%
Tagalog	185	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	163	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	16,817	12.4%
American	14,558	10.7%
Irish	13,209	9.7%
German	11,855	8.7%
Scottish	2,281	1.7%
Italian	2,179	1.6%
European	1,536	1.1%
French	1,210	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	772	0.6%
Dutch	682	0.5%
Welsh	572	0.4%
British	517	0.4%
Polish	459	0.3%
Swedish	350	0.3%
Norwegian	305	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	132,824	97.8%
Not a citizen	2,968	2.2%

Native	131,296	96.7%
Foreign-born	4,496	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,240	4.8%	5,756	6.5%	29,686	33.8%	24,966	28.4%	14,181	16.1%	9,108	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,240	4.8%
9-12 Years	5,756	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,686	33.8%
Some College	24,966	28.4%
Bach. Degree	14,181	16.1%
Grad Degree	9,108	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

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	59,334
Median Value	$191,486

Occupied	53,229	89.7%
Vacant	6,105	10.3%

Owned	32,378	60.8%
Rented	20,851	39.2%
Median Rent	$898

Single-Family Units	42,449	71.5%
Detached	41,774	70.4%
Attached	675	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,339	10.7%
Mobile Homes	3,342	5.6%

Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jonesboro, AR Metro Area