Humidity & wind
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Population
83,296
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$223,200
Owner-occupied units
Jonesboro, AR
Arkansas · 35.820° N, 90.679° W · 80 sq mi
Jonesboro is a city in Arkansas, with a population of 83,296 and about 1,039 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,424 a year, and the median home is worth $223,200.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
80 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,039
People per square mile
Rank by population
#463
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#121
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,424
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$956
Per month
Homeownership
54.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18 min
One way
People
Median age
33.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
31.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
4.6%
Households
31,913
2.41 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 30.2%
Retail trade 12.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.4%
Manufacturing 10.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Arkansas
Name
Rob Walton & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$113B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Bentonville
Source of wealth
Walmart
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Arkansas · private sector
Employer
Walmart
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Arkansas
Company
Walmart
Revenue
$681.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Bentonville
Ticker
WMT
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Arkansas
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Apple Blossom
State capital
Little Rock
Nickname
The Natural State
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Cities near Jonesboro
- Memphis, TN63 mi · 609,647
- Bartlett, TN63 mi · 56,416
- Southaven, MS72 mi · 57,819
- Collierville, TN77 mi · 51,909
- Jackson, TN104 mi · 69,339
- Conway, AR113 mi · 72,328
- North Little Rock, AR113 mi · 65,120
- Little Rock, AR121 mi · 206,427
Cities about the same size
- Farmington Hills, MI83,291
- Bloomington, IN83,307
- Perris, CA83,237
- Longview, TX83,236
- Livermore, CA83,457
- The Villages, FL83,498
- Brooklyn Park, MN83,543
- Waldorf, MD82,943
More in Arkansas
- Fayetteville106,623
- Fort Smith90,855
- Springdale90,685
- Rogers76,956
- Bentonville63,057