| People QuickFacts | Jonesboro | Arkansas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 68,547 | 2,938,582 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 67,261 | 2,915,919 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.9% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 67,263 | 2,915,918 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.8% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.8% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 74.7% | 77.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 18.4% | 15.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.2% | 6.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 72.9% | 74.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 72.6% | 82.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.7% | 6.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 85.6% | 82.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 28.8% | 19.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,527 | 245,969 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.4 | 21.2 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 28,321 | 1,316,299 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 54.6% | 67.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.5% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $130,900 | $105,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 25,457 | 1,121,386 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.47 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,442 | $21,833 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $38,415 | $40,149 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.1% | 18.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | Jonesboro | Arkansas |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 6,510 | 238,994 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 24.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,703,739 | 60,735,582 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 495,502 | 29,659,789 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,335,563 | 32,974,282 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,225 | $11,602 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 143,998 | 3,559,795 |