Population 101,488
State Arkansas
Current Time
Area 707.21 mi²
Zip Codes 72401-72404
Per capita income $22,806

Cities in Craighead County

Jonesboro

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 82.7 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 20.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,440,936
Total number of firms, 2007 8,387
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 101,488
Households, 2008-2012 37,357
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 5.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 7,082
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,806
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 4.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 37,874
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 17.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 14.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 707.21 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 96,443
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $116,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,830,332
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,436
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $41,054
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$146,652
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 6,686
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 84.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.50
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 12.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 23.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 75.9 %
Population, 2010 96,443
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 21.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 136.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 78.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 59.6 %
Housing units, 2013 42,610
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,768
Building permits, 2012 981
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$605,938
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %