In Jonesboro, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.38 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Jonesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Jonesboro has a very low overall level of education: only 6.72% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Jonesboro in 2022 was $27,945, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,780 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 31.54% 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, Irish, German, African, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Jonesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
