Jonesboro is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,872 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Jonesboro is the 192nd largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jonesboro is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jonesboro is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jonesboro who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.56%), sales jobs (8.40%), and food service (6.54%).

Despite being a small city, Jonesboro has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Jonesboro Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Jonesboro rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.98% of adults 25 and older in Jonesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Jonesboro in 2000 was $16,178, 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 $64,712 for a family of four.

Jonesboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jonesboro home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jonesboro is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jonesboro include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and African.

The most common language spoken in Jonesboro is English. Some people also speak Spanish.