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Jonesboro, LA
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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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Jonesboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Jonesboro rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.75% of adults 25 and older in Jonesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

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.

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