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Jonesboro AR - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	55,515	577 (of 25,150) (98%)	5 (of 519) (99%)
Average Income	$32,196	14,469 (42%)	108 (79%)
Median House Value	$87,000	9,792 (61%)	41 (92%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	85.4%	17,588 (of 25,150) (30%)	331 (of 519) (36%)
% Black Population	11.3%	3,921 (84%)	175 (66%)
% Hispanic Population	2.3%	10,033 (60%)	145 (72%)
% Asian Population	0.8%	6,587 (74%)	51 (90%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,107 (56%)	295 (43%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	80.3%	12,499 (of 25,150) (50%)	60 (of 519) (88%)
% College Graduates	26.6%	4,424 (82%)	19 (96%)
% Never Married	27.7%	5,021 (80%)	81 (84%)
% Married	52.8%	17,130 (32%)	353 (32%)
% Seperated	1.8%	10,081 (60%)	283 (45%)
% Divorced	11.1%	9,468 (62%)	273 (47%)
% Foreign Born	2.6%	9,608 (62%)	93 (82%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	24,317	515 (of 25,150) (98%)	5 (of 519) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	4.7%	19,936 (21%)	412 (21%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.9%	11,901 (53%)	46 (91%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,188 (32%)	246 (53%)
% Households with No Car	6.7%	12,192 (52%)	344 (34%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.1%	17,568 (30%)	292 (44%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	4,837 (81%)	270 (48%)
Median House Value	$87,000	9,792 (61%)	41 (92%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	5.5%	10,189 (59%)	268 (48%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.1%	5,505 (78%)	58 (89%)
Average Monthly Rent	$461	11,917 (53%)	85 (84%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	66.8%	7,513 (of 25,150) (70%)	65 (of 519) (87%)
% Drive Alone to Work	83.2%	6,590 (74%)	119 (77%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.2%	10,608 (58%)	108 (79%)
% Walk to Work	2.1%	13,288 (47%)	218 (58%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	16.5	22,293 (11%)	476 (8%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.7%	6,920 (72%)	313 (40%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.5%	5,951 (76%)	90 (83%)
Median Household Income	$32,196	14,469 (42%)	108 (79%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.9%	11,303 (55%)	253 (51%)
Per Capita Income	$17,884	10,216 (59%)	69 (87%)
Male Worker Income	$31,668	11,956 (52%)	62 (88%)
Female Worker Income	$21,633	13,903 (45%)	104 (80%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.9%	6,990 (72%)	284 (45%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	17.4%	6,500 (74%)	275 (47%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Memphis, Tennessee	63 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.88

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Great Falls, Montana	0.94
Johnson City, Tennessee	0.93
Elyria, Ohio	0.92
Lafayette, Indiana	0.92
Hamilton, Ohio	0.92
Owensboro, Kentucky	0.91
Rapid City, South Dakota	0.91
Middletown, Ohio	0.91
Troy, New York	0.91
Decatur, Alabama	0.90

Jonesboro AR Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
American Ancestor Population	10,538	93
Renters Paying between $300 and $499 a Month	4,231	205
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	1,984	211
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	821	212
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	770	231

Jonesboro AR Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 519)
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	415	1
American Ancestor Population	10,538	2
Self-Employed Workers	2,042	2
Mobile Homes	1,531	2
Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	56	2

Jonesboro AR Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	43.1%	23,075
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	34.9%	22,936
Average Commute Time	17	22,293
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	57.7%	22,184
Percent In Household Population	95.4%	21,970

Jonesboro AR Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 519)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	43.1%	483
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	34.9%	477
Average Commute Time	17	476
Percent of Houses Worth Less than $50,000	12.0%	474
Percent of Households with Social Security Income	24.0%	467

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Jonesboro AR	Great Falls, Montana
Total Population	55,515	56,690
Average Age	31.8	37.8
Average Income	$32,196	$32,436
Median House Value	$87,000	$92,000
% White Population	85.4%	90.0%
% Black Population	11.3%	1.0%
% Asian Population	0.8%	0.9%
% Hispanic Population	2.3%	2.4%

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