Jonesboro, Arkansas demographics

Jonesboro, AR demographics: median age 33.9; 31.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Jonesboro city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0535710. The survey estimates a population of 80,137 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Jonesboro is 33.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 31,913 households (±701). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.9 ±0.6	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	19,203 ±916	24.0% ±1.1 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	22,058 ±951	27.5% ±1.2 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	27,513 ±1,125	34.3% ±1.4 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	11,363 ±859	14.2% ±1.1 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	38,840 ±463	48.5% ±0.6 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	41,297 ±463	51.5% ±0.6 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	51,414 ±976	64.2% ±1.2 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	18,306 ±657	22.8% ±0.8 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	215 ±85	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,294 ±203	1.6% ±0.3 pp	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	18 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,406 ±740	3.0% ±0.9 pp	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,484 ±972	8.1% ±1.2 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	74,117 ±450	92.5% ±0.6 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,020 ±449	7.5% ±0.6 pp	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 31,913
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,178 ±764	41.3% ±2.2 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,503 ±309	4.7% ±1.0 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,193 ±660	16.3% ±2.0 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,718 ±947	30.5% ±2.9 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,321 ±434	7.3% ±1.4 pp	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 31,913
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	10,409 ±655	32.6% ±1.9 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	21,504 ±1,095	67.4% ±3.1 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 31,913
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,718 ±947	30.5% ±2.9 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,536 ±830	33.0% ±2.5 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,588 ±565	14.4% ±1.7 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,193 ±596	13.1% ±1.8 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,651 ±393	5.2% ±1.2 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	864 ±283	2.7% ±0.9 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	363 ±199 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,137
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	76,488 ±451	95.4% ±0.6 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,649 ±452	4.6% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 75,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	69,127 ±740	91.9% ±0.9 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	4,521 ±631	6.0% ±0.8 pp	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	98 ±85 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	91 ±95 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	255 ±140 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	37 ±56 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	261 ±188 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	150 ±109 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	179 ±134 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	190 ±128 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	202 ±211 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	71 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 50,545
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,657 ±689	9.2% ±1.4 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	14,342 ±1,045	28.4% ±2.0 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	11,127 ±1,066	22.0% ±2.1 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,350 ±673	8.6% ±1.3 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,447 ±878	18.7% ±1.7 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,622 ±868	13.1% ±1.7 pp	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 79,405
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	63,657 ±1,875	80.2% ±2.4 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	8,954 ±1,436	11.3% ±1.8 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,332 ±851	5.5% ±1.1 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,111 ±668	2.7% ±0.8 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	351 ±207 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.9% of Jonesboro residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 87.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jonesboro	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.9% ±1.2 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.7% ±2.1 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.9% ±0.9 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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