Language Spoken At Home in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 62,304 | 100% |
English only | 58,460 | 93.8% |
Language other than English | 3,844 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,802 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 2,686 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,383 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 387 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 94 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 731 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 313 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 40 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 12 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,550 | 100% |
American | 6,873 | 10.2% |
Arab | 87 | 0.1% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 64 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,524 | 2.3% |
English | 5,423 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,008 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 200 | 0.3% |
German | 6,494 | 9.6% |
Greek | 16 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 180 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,333 | 12.3% |
Italian | 1,022 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 224 | 0.3% |
Polish | 512 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.0% |
Russian | 181 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,337 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 1,215 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 159 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 264 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 69 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 260 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 72 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 26,003 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,782 | 64.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,339 | 32.1% |
Married-couple family | 11,485 | 44.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,175 | 19.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 965 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 402 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,332 | 16.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,762 | 10.6% |
Nonfamily households | 9,221 | 35.5% |
Householder living alone | 7,018 | 27.0% |
65 years and over | 2,118 | 8.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,259 | 35.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,161 | 19.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 64,268 | 100% |
Householder | 26,003 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 11,539 | 18.0% |
Child | 18,955 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 3,194 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 4,577 | 7.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,638 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 25,138 | 100% |
Never married | 9,082 | 36.1% |
Now married, except separated | 12,324 | 49.0% |
Separated | 484 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 454 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 2,794 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 27,931 | 100% |
Never married | 8,356 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 12,170 | 43.6% |
Separated | 771 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 2,829 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 3,805 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,410 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 460 | 32.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 136 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,292 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 881 | 68.2% |
Less than 1 year | 465 | 36.0% |
1 or 2 years | 221 | 17.1% |
3 or 4 years | 51 | 3.9% |
5 or more years | 144 | 11.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 881 | 100% |
Who are female | 569 | 64.6% |
Who are married | 679 | 77.1% |
School Enrollment in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 20,351 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,540 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten | 960 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,244 | 35.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,171 | 15.6% |
College or graduate school | 7,436 | 36.5% |
Educational Attainment in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 40,543 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,940 | 4.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,675 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,378 | 30.5% |
Some college, no degree | 8,987 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 2,193 | 5.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,040 | 17.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,330 | 10.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.0% |
Veteran Status in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 50,627 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,528 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 66,731 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,886 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 16,913 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,079 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 42,900 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,838 | 11.3% |
65 years and over | 6,918 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,969 | 42.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 66,527 | 100% |
Same house | 47,803 | 71.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 18,520 | 27.8% |
Same county | 12,292 | 18.5% |
Different county | 6,228 | 9.4% |
Same state | 4,158 | 6.3% |
Different state | 2,070 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 204 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 67,550 | 100% |
Native | 64,589 | 95.6% |
Born in United States | 64,265 | 95.1% |
State of residence | 43,327 | 64.1% |
Different state | 20,938 | 31.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 324 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 2,961 | 4.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,961 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 753 | 25.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,208 | 74.6% |
Year of Entry in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,285 | 100% |
Native | 324 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 324 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,961 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 305 | 10.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,656 | 89.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jonesboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,961 | 100% |
Europe | 195 | 6.6% |
Asia | 888 | 30.0% |
Africa | 16 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 14 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 1,782 | 60.2% |
Northern America | 66 | 2.2% |