One downside of living in Jonesboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.38 minutes every day commuting to work.
Jonesboro is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Jonesboro have a very low rate of college education: just 6.72% 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 $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.
