Jonesboro is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,028 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jonesboro is the 111th largest community in Louisiana.

Also of interest is that Jonesboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.67% 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.

Being a small town, Jonesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Jonesboro are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.75% of adults in Jonesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Jonesboro in 2022 was $24,877, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,508 for a family of four. However, Jonesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jonesboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.08% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Jonesboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jonesboro include Irish, French, Dutch, African, and English.

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