Illinois · Census place 38635
Jonesboro city, IL
Quick answer
Jonesboro city has 1,912 residents, ranking #520 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $58,309, the median home is worth $114,400 and median gross rent runs $498 a month.
- Population
- 1,912Jonesboro city residents
- Median household income
- $58,309Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $498Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%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 10.2% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.5% of residents and 75.2% 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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