Jonesboro metropolitan area
The Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties - Craighead and Poinsett - in northeast Arkansas, anchored by the city of Jonesboro. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 121,026. It is also part of the larger Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area.Counties
- Craighead
- Poinsett
Cities and towns
Places with more than 60,000 inhabitants
- Jonesboro
Places with 3,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
- Trumann
Places with 1,000 to 3,000 inhabitants
- Bay
- Bono
- Brookland
- Caraway
- Harrisburg
- Lake City
- Lepanto
- Marked Tree
- Monette
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
- Black Oak
- Cash
- Egypt
- Fisher
- Tyronza
- Waldenburg
- Weiner
Unincorporated places
- Bowman
- Greenfield
- Herman
- Lunsford
- Otwell
- Payneway
- Pitts
- Rivervale
- Stacy
- Whitehall
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 107,762 people, 42,327 households, and 29,321 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 89.68% White, 7.63% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $29,492, and the median income for a family was $36,473. Males had a median income of $28,500 versus $20,154 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,089.
