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Jonesboro, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Jonesboro is a Census city of 80,137 people across 80.17 square miles of land, in Craighead County. Median household income is $55,424, 54.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 45 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jonesboro
What Jonesboro is
- Census place typecity
- Land area80.17 sq mi
- Water area0.55 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,000
- County holding the largest share of its areaCraighead County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jonesboro
How many people live in Jonesboro
- Population80,137
- Median age33.9
- Population under 1819,203
- Share under 1824.0 percent
- Population 65 and over11,363
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent
- Households31,913
- Family households19,874
- Share of households that are families62.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jonesboro
Income and work in Jonesboro
- Median household income$55,424
- Per capita income$33,544
- Civilian labor force38,912
- Employed36,456
- Unemployed2,456 plus or minus 576
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over50,545
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jonesboro
Housing in Jonesboro
- Housing units35,002
- Occupied units31,913
- Vacant units3,089
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent
- Owner occupied17,322
- Renter occupied14,591
- Ownership rate54.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$223,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$956
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.7 percent
- Single family units23,894
- Share single family68.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,428
- Share in buildings of two or more29.8 percent
- Mobile homes671 plus or minus 273
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jonesboro
How Jonesboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute32,818
- Commuting under 15 minutes14,472
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,994
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.2 percent
- Drove alone80.1 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jonesboro
SBA loans in Jonesboro (7(a))
- Approvals45
- Gross approval$36,216,800
- Average approval$804,818
- Median approval$360,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,203,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported662
- Jobs per approval14.7
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.4 percent
- Share to franchises31.1 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS31
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jonesboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Jonesboro
SBA loans in Jonesboro (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,818,000
- Average approval$606,000
- Median approval$710,000
- Largest approval$921,000
- Jobs supported30
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jonesboro, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Jonesboro
Flood risk in Jonesboro
- NFIP communityCity of Jonesboro
- NFIP community number050048
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date09/26/24
The City of Jonesboro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050048 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Craighead County, not Jonesboro
Craighead County context, not Jonesboro figures
- Establishments in Craighead County2,788
- Covered employment, Craighead County55,053
- Average annual pay, Craighead County$51,690
- Housing units permitted, Craighead County923
Every figure in this section is published for Craighead County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jonesboro.
All Craighead County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Jonesboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jonesboro, Arkansas?
80,137, in 31,913 households. Jonesboro city covers 80.17 square miles of land, which is 1,000 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jonesboro in?
Craighead County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Jonesboro?
$55,424. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $223,200. Median gross rent is $956 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Jonesboro businesses?
45 7(a) approvals totaling $36.2 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $360,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jonesboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jonesboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jonesboro. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Jonesboro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Jonesboro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Jonesboro, city of, community 050048, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Jonesboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Craighead County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Jonesboro.
Is zoning published for Jonesboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.