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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jonesboro is $17,587, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Jonesboro median household income is $33,036, which has shrunk by 10.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jonesboro residents spend 21.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #534

Jonesboro, IN	17,587 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jonesboro, IN	23,139 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jonesboro, IN	29,539 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jonesboro, IN	15,645 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #590

Jonesboro, IN	33,036 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jonesboro, IN	44,159 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #548

Jonesboro, IN		-10.65%
Indiana		17.25%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jonesboro, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.02%	$2,807, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.03%	$17,040, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.76%	$5,580, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.41%	$14,480, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jonesboro, IN	39,792 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jonesboro, IN	47,975 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jonesboro, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$32,321, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Hispanic	$51,667, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Two or More Races	$63,125, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jonesboro, IN	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$36,250, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,845, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,417, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$29,808, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jonesboro, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,307, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	698, 53.40%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	452, 64.76%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	452, 64.76%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	394, 87.17%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	58, 12.83%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	246, 35.24%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	609, 46.60%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	354, 58.13%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	354, 58.13%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	330, 93.22%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	24, 6.78%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	255, 41.87%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jonesboro, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	693, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	621, 89.61%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	51, 7.36%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 0.87%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15, 2.16%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jonesboro, IN	21.6 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jonesboro, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	724	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	394, 54.42%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	54, 13.71%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	60, 15.23%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 17.51%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	38, 9.64%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	151, 38.32%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	330, 45.58%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63, 19.09%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	97, 29.39%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	135, 40.91%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35, 10.61%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jonesboro, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	724, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 0.41%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	64, 8.84%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	139, 19.20%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 1.24%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	157, 21.69%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	66, 9.12%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	7, 0.97%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9, 1.24%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	16, 2.21%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	164, 22.65%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	49, 6.77%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	18, 2.49%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23, 3.18%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jonesboro, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	413	24.35%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	107	23.73%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.