Jonesboro

Population & Demographics

Jonesboro, AR

Jonesboro is home to 80,137 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,475 resident workers commute each day.

ArkansasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
80,137
people
Population

80,137 residents

Median age 33.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Jonesboro population & demographics

Who lives in Jonesboro — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
80,137
Median age
33.9yrs
Median household income
$55,424
Median home value
$223,200
Median gross rent
$956/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.8%
Poverty rate
22.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Jonesboro

How Jonesboro breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White63.0%
Black22.7%
Hispanic or Latino7.5%
Two or more races4.5%
Asian1.6%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Jonesboro

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Jonesboro.

Jonesboro at a glance
Employed Residents
32,475
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
22.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
64.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Paragould
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Jonesboro proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Jonesboro commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

80 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Jonesboro

32,475 commutes, one dot at a time

Jonesboro

Where 32,475 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Jonesboro, by worker count.

1Jonesboro0.0 mi20,874
2Paragould19.1 mi1,164
3Little Rock119.4 mi929
4Batesville53.3 mi416
5Blytheville44.3 mi270
6Memphis63.9 mi258
7North Little Rock114.0 mi244
8Brookland8.2 mi234

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Jonesboro.

1Jonesboro0.0 mi20,874
2Paragould19.1 mi2,491
3Trumann14.2 mi1,134
4Brookland8.2 mi998
5Bono8.4 mi605
6Lake City14.1 mi494
7Little Rock119.4 mi481
8Walnut Ridge22.6 mi424

Top industries

The sectors that employ Jonesboro’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.8%
MFManufacturing14.9%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.6%
EDEducational Services9.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
COConstruction4.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.5%
WSWholesale Trade3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Jonesboro

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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