Cities / Arkansas / Jonesboro

Jonesboro, AR

80,137 people

Right Now

Weather

84.2°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 91°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Little Rock-North Little Rock)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 121.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MEM

69 mi — Frederick W. Smith International Airport

Population & People

Population

80,137

Median age

33.9

Median household income

$55,424

Poverty rate

22.8%

Unemployment rate

6.3%

Bachelor's degree+

31.8%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

7.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$223,200

Median gross rent

$956/mo

Homeownership rate

54.28%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,040

HUD Fair Market Rent (Craighead County, 4 mi from Jonesboro), 2026. Efficiency $805, 1BR $870, 2BR $1040, 3BR $1402, 4BR $1480. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arkansas commercial electricity

10.76¢/kWh

Arkansas industrial electricity

6.71¢/kWh

Arkansas residential electricity

12.84¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

198422

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

150640.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arkansas

478.52

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, Arkansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

69 mi away

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

202 mi away

BNA

Nashville International Airport

226 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arkansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arkansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).