Georgia · Census place 42604
Jonesboro city, GA
Quick answer
Jonesboro city has 6,137 residents, ranking #149 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $50,060, the median home is worth $142,900 and median gross rent runs $1,116 a month.
- Population
- 6,137Jonesboro city residents
- Median household income
- $50,060Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $142,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,116Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jonesboro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jonesboro city median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.5% of residents and 39.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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