People QuickFacts	Jonesboro	Arkansas
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	68,547	2,937,979
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	67,261	2,915,921
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	1.9%	0.8%
 	Population, 2010    	67,263	2,915,918
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	7.6%	6.8%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	24.8%	24.4%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	11.8%	14.4%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.7%	50.9% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	74.7%	77.0%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	18.4%	15.4%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	0.8%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.5%	1.2%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.2%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.0%	2.0%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	5.2%	6.4%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	72.9%	74.5% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	73.5%	81.8%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	4.2%	4.3%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	5.8%	6.7%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	84.4%	81.9%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	28.3%	19.1%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	16.1	21.1 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	55.7%	67.7%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	27.0%	15.2%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$125,700	$102,300
 	Households, 2006-2010    	24,682	1,117,154
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.51	2.50
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$22,481	$21,274
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$37,368	$39,267
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	22.0%	18.0%

   	Business QuickFacts	Jonesboro	Arkansas
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	6,510	238,994
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	5.5%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	1.1%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.5%	1.4%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.3%	2.3%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	24.5% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	1,703,739	60,735,582
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	495,502	29,659,789
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,335,563	32,974,282
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$21,225	$11,602
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	143,998	3,559,795

   	Geography QuickFacts	Jonesboro	Arkansas
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	79.87	52,035.48
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	842.2	56.0
 	FIPS Code    	35710	05
 	Counties    	Craighead County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts