2024 population: 241,082 ( 6,813 from 2020)
Land area: 4397.3 square miles
Population density: 54.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	196,712	81.60%	0.2%
Black:	23,680	9.82%	15.9%
Indian:	1,198	0.50%	6.8%
Asian:	3,164	1.31%	23.5%
2+ races:	4,802	1.99%	20.2%
Hispanic:	11,526	4.78%	17.5%

Total non-White:	44,370	18.40%	17.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,443	13.3
Deaths:	12,840	13.7
Net Migration:	6,739	7.2
Net Immigration:	489	0.5

Change in White population:	358	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,455	2.8

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
234,269
196,354	83.82%
20,430	8.72%
1,122	0.48%
2,562	1.09%
3,995	1.71%
9,806	4.19%
37,915	16.18%

2010
221,364
196,539	88.79%
13,254	5.99%
953	0.43%
1,377	0.62%
2,870	1.30%
6,268	2.83%
24,825	11.21%

2000
203,685
190,197	93.38%
6,763	3.32%
981	0.48%
656	0.32%
2,107	1.03%
2,882	1.41%
13,488	6.62%

1990
179,294
173,100	96.55%
4,130	2.30%
676	0.38%
506	0.28%
n/a
882	0.49%
6,194	3.45%

1980
176,945
171,997	97.20%
3,213	1.82%
642	0.36%
248	0.14%
n/a
836	0.47%
4,948	2.80%

1970
142,605
140,114	98.25%
1,968	1.38%
116	0.08%
95	0.07%
n/a
263	0.18%
2,491	1.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
27,313	12.3
23,787	10.7
9,228	4.2
1,178	0.5

-185	-0.1
13,090	5.9

Number	Rate
2000's
25,919	12.7
21,354	10.5
9,384	4.6
1,431	0.7

6,342	3.1
11,337	5.6

Number	Rate
1990's
25,116	14.0
21,808	12.2
17,555	9.8
387	0.2

17,097	9.5
7,294	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
23,189	13.1
19,160	10.8
-751	-0.4
n/a

1,103	0.6
1,246	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
26,828	18.8
n/a

31,883	22.4
2,457	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market 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
38.0
55,887	23.2%
185,195	76.8%
40,391	16.8%

91,455
2.53

60,385	66.0%
43,583	72.2%
6,926	11.5%
31,070	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
53,508	24.2%
167,856	75.8%
34,295	15.5%

87,795
2.46

59,803	68.1%
44,785	74.9%
6,269	10.5%
27,992	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
49,073	24.1%
154,612	75.9%
30,901	15.2%

81,421
2.44

57,297	70.4%
46,203	80.6%
4,676	8.2%
24,124	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
44,025	24.6%
135,269	75.4%
29,183	16.3%

70,113
2.50

51,777	73.8%
43,902	84.8%
3,293	6.4%
18,336	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
49,065	27.7%
127,880	72.3%
26,366	14.9%

64,383
2.68

50,457	78.4%
44,408	88.0%
2,683	5.3%
13,926	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,409	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,134	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,032	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,427	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,013	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,049	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,438	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,177	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,110	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,415	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,663	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,934	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,558	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,231	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,011	4.4%
$200,000 or more	3,854	4.2%

Median Household Income	51,521
Per Capita Income	28,497

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,997	7.7%
Public Assistance	1,719	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	13,119	14.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	92,307	65.0%
Unemployed	6,642	4.7%
In Armed Forces	154	0.1%

Total Labor Force	99,103	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	43,014	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	36,217	29,547	55.1%
Non-Profit	2,942	5,825	33.6%
Self-Employed	8,465	3,457	71.0%

Local Government	3,298	4,156	44.2%
State Government	2,483	4,130	37.5%
Federal Government	653	641	50.5%

Total Private + Self	44,682	33,004	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,376	14,752	38.9%
Total	54,058	47,756	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,123	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,285	19.9%
Professional, Technical	21,879	21.5%
Service Occupations	17,041	16.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,753	1.7%
All others	30,570	30.0%

White Collar		53.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,598	18.3%
Manufacturing	14,934	14.7%
Retail trade	13,053	12.8%
Educational services	9,977	9.8%
Construction	7,748	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,549	5.4%
Other services	4,707	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,282	4.2%
Public administration	3,969	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,450	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,399	3.3%
Finance and insurance	3,102	3.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,416	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,076	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,276	1.3%
Information	1,127	1.1%
Utilities	1,029	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	909	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	223	0.2%
Management	74	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,156	3.01%
Puerto Rican	583	0.25%
Cuban	67	0.03%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	555	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	258	0.11%
Honduran	22	0.01%
Nicaraguan	73	0.03%
Panamanian	17	0.01%
Salvadoran	185	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	112	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	5	0.00%
Chilean	32	0.01%
Colombian	4	0.00%
Ecuadorian	2	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	40	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	29	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	710	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	527	0.22%
Filipino	209	0.09%
Vietnamese	191	0.08%
Indian	171	0.07%
Laotian	156	0.07%
Korean	87	0.04%
Bangladeshi	17	0.01%
Japanese	16	0.01%
Indonesian	6	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	213,940	96.0%
Spanish	5,937	2.7%
Other Asian	641	0.3%
Other Indo-European	604	0.3%
Chinese	523	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	354	0.2%
German, other Germanic	322	0.1%
Arabic	299	0.1%
Tagalog	178	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	29,174	12.3%
Irish	27,181	11.4%
English	26,978	11.4%
German	25,626	10.8%
Scottish	4,544	1.9%
Italian	3,620	1.5%
French	3,021	1.3%
European	3,004	1.3%
Dutch	2,073	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	1,962	0.8%
Polish	1,456	0.6%
Welsh	1,193	0.5%
Norwegian	796	0.3%
British	732	0.3%
Swedish	662	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	233,641	98.3%
Not a citizen	3,935	1.7%

Native	231,738	97.5%
Foreign-born	5,838	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,150	4.5%	12,449	7.8%	59,581	37.4%	46,399	29.1%	20,998	13.2%	12,608	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,150	4.5%
9-12 Years	12,449	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	59,581	37.4%
Some College	46,399	29.1%
Bach. Degree	20,998	13.2%
Grad Degree	12,608	7.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	85,410	79,480	5,930	6.9%
1991	85,517	78,900	6,617	7.7%
1992	86,928	80,650	6,278	7.2%
1993	87,776	82,172	5,604	6.4%
1994	90,190	85,518	4,672	5.2%
1995	92,299	87,735	4,564	4.9%
1996	93,235	87,533	5,702	6.1%
1997	93,261	88,266	4,995	5.4%
1998	94,892	89,899	4,993	5.3%
1999	96,411	92,038	4,373	4.5%

2000	96,968	92,578	4,390	4.5%
2001	94,982	89,601	5,381	5.7%
2002	95,611	89,714	5,897	6.2%
2003	95,411	88,987	6,424	6.7%
2004	96,386	90,281	6,105	6.3%
2005	97,276	91,479	5,797	6.0%
2006	97,959	92,261	5,698	5.8%
2007	97,067	90,938	6,129	6.3%
2008	97,817	91,899	5,918	6.1%
2009	98,374	90,144	8,230	8.4%

2010	100,969	92,445	8,524	8.4%
2011	102,329	93,584	8,745	8.5%
2012	101,740	93,709	8,031	7.9%
2013	100,709	93,166	7,543	7.5%
2014	100,777	94,533	6,244	6.2%
2015	101,884	96,618	5,266	5.2%
2016	102,703	98,593	4,110	4.0%
2017	103,947	100,189	3,758	3.6%
2018	104,826	101,157	3,669	3.5%
2019	106,745	103,102	3,643	3.4%

2020	105,331	99,213	6,118	5.8%
2021	105,178	101,325	3,853	3.7%
2022	107,301	103,887	3,414	3.2%
2023	106,721	103,331	3,390	3.2%
2024	107,688	103,947	3,741	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	106,275
Median Value	$145,497

Occupied	91,455	86.1%
Vacant	14,820	13.9%

Owned	59,994	65.6%
Rented	31,461	34.4%
Median Rent	$774

Single-Family Units	79,187	74.5%
Detached	78,058	73.4%
Attached	1,129	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,930	7.5%
Mobile Homes	9,672	9.1%

Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jonesboro, AR-MO Market Area