Jonesboro, Arkansas Demographics

Jonesboro is 2nd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Size in square miles

Jonesboro is 4th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Jonesboro is 5th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Current population (2012)

Jonesboro is 5th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Retail sales

Jonesboro is 5th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Households

Jonesboro is 5th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Housing units

Jonesboro is 6th in Arkansas out of 53 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Jonesboro is 12th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Jonesboro is 14th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Jonesboro is 18th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	70,187	5th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	79.9	2nd	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	842.2	43rd	56	87.4

Age Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.6%	27th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.8%	36th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.8%	41st	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.6%	24th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	28.8%	12th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	74.7%	34th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	18.4%	25th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	40th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	20th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	58th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	28th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	24th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	72.9%	30th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	51.7%	43rd	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.3%	23rd	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	28,321	5th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.5%	14th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	25,457	5th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.6%	44th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$130,900	18th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.5	35th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$23,442	21st	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$38,415	29th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	23.1%	24th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Jonesboro	Rank	Arkansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,510	4th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,335,563	5th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$21,225	22nd	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$143,998	6th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732