Jonesboro

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1159

Global Rank

1.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
185K
GDP
$8B
GDP per capita
$42,553
Land area
3,391 km² (1,309 mi²)
Density
55/km² (141/mi²)

Primary city Jonesboro

State / province Arkansas

Language English

Jonesboro metro area

35.84, -90.70
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Jonesboro, AR, since 1990. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
050100150200250300200020102020

One year
One year −1.0%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +21.7%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +20.1%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −8.8%
2007Q2 to 2011Q2

Languages of Jonesboro

English first in Arkansas.

LanguageShare
English91.7%
Spanish6.1%
Vietnamese0.2%
French0.1%
Portuguese0.1%
English reach, Arkansas
98%
Tier 1 census

Arkansas on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Jonesboro

#259 by film pedigree · score 12.5 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Mary Steenburgen, Wes Bentley