Jonesboro is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Jonesboro is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.11% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jonesboro in 2022 was $19,393, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,572 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 36.79% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Jonesboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Irish, French, Dutch, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Jonesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
