Jonesboro, AR Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	55,515	100.0

Male	26,610	47.9
Female	28,905	52.1

Under 5 years	3,707	6.7
5 to 9 years	3,523	6.3
10 to 14 years	3,426	6.2
15 to 19 years	4,746	8.5
20 to 24 years	6,563	11.8
25 to 34 years	8,022	14.5
35 to 44 years	7,565	13.6
45 to 54 years	6,924	12.5
55 to 59 years	2,488	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,994	3.6
65 to 74 years	3,446	6.2
75 to 84 years	2,247	4.0
85 years and over	864	1.6

Median age (years)	31.8	(X)

18 years and over	42,790	77.1
Male	20,125	36.3
Female	22,665	40.8
21 years and over	38,552	69.4
62 years and over	7,706	13.9
65 years and over	6,557	11.8
Male	2,495	4.5
Female	4,062	7.3

RACE
One race	54,889	98.9
White	47,394	85.4
Black or African American	6,259	11.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	175	0.3
Asian	462	0.8
Asian Indian	76	0.1
Chinese	117	0.2
Filipino	53	0.1
Japanese	34	0.1
Korean	62	0.1
Vietnamese	49	0.1
Other Asian ¹	71	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.0
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	583	1.1
Two or more races	626	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	47,957	86.4
Black or African American	6,434	11.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	425	0.8
Asian	596	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	43	0.1
Some other race	723	1.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	55,515	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,297	2.3
Mexican	976	1.8
Puerto Rican	37	0.1
Cuban	20	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	264	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,218	97.7
White alone	46,764	84.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	55,515	100.0
In households	52,940	95.4
Householder	22,219	40.0
Spouse	10,856	19.6
Child	14,492	26.1
Own child under 18 years	11,522	20.8
Other relatives	2,296	4.1
Under 18 years	894	1.6
Nonrelatives	3,077	5.5
Unmarried partner	900	1.6
In group quarters	2,575	4.6
Institutionalized population	712	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	1,863	3.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	22,219	100.0
Family households (families)	14,360	64.6
With own children under 18 years	6,696	30.1
Married-couple family	10,856	48.9
With own children under 18 years	4,679	21.1
Female householder, no husband present	2,715	12.2
With own children under 18 years	1,672	7.5
Nonfamily households	7,859	35.4
Householder living alone	6,108	27.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,991	9.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,274	32.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,570	20.6

Average household size	2.38	(X)
Average family size	2.93	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	24,263	100.0
Occupied housing units	22,219	91.6
Vacant housing units	2,044	8.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	88	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	22,219	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,810	57.7
Renter-occupied housing units	9,409	42.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.24	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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