Jonesboro is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 82,384 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Jonesboro is the fifth largest community in Arkansas.

Jonesboro real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Jonesboro house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Jonesboro is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Jonesboro a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Jonesboro is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

In terms of college education, Jonesboro is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.79% of adults in Jonesboro have a college degree.

The per capita income in Jonesboro in 2022 was $33,544, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,176 for a family of four. However, Jonesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jonesboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jonesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jonesboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jonesboro include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Jonesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.