Jonesboro is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,462 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Jonesboro is the 172nd largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jonesboro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jonesboro is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jonesboro who work in office and administrative support (12.44%), sales jobs (10.02%), and food service (9.60%). One downside of living in Jonesboro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Jonesboro, the average commute to work is 31.23 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Jonesboro have a very low rate of college education: just 6.42% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Jonesboro in 2022 was $22,969, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,876 for a family of four. However, Jonesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jonesboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.Jonesboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jonesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jonesboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jonesboro include English, German, Irish, Jamaican, and African. The most common language spoken in Jonesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
