Jonesborough is a somewhat small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,172 people and six associated neighborhoods, Jonesborough is the 103rd largest community in Tennessee. Much of the housing stock in Jonesborough was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Jonesborough economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Jonesborough, where the median household income is $68,802.00.

Jonesborough real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Jonesborough house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Jonesborough has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Jonesborough does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Jonesborough who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.70% of adults in Jonesborough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jonesborough in 2018 was $40,111, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,444 for a family of four. However, Jonesborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jonesborough is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jonesborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jonesborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jonesborough include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Iranian.

The most common language spoken in Jonesborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Japanese.