Jonesboro, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

78%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Jonesboro	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$30,193	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$43,222	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$71,516	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,937	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$38,275	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,907	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.1%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	31.9%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Jonesboro is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Jonesboro is 47% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Jonesboro is 78% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Jonesboro is 111% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,811 $43,222 $86,444

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Jonesboro median earnings by income bracket

Jonesboro employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.9%	14.9%
Manufacturing sector	9.7%	9.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.3%	15.3%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tyrone, GA	7,614	$156,634	92.6%
Heron Bay, GA	3,368	$152,923	88.0%
Peachtree City, GA	36,655	$152,220	87.2%
Senoia, GA	4,554	$141,003	73.4%
Woolsey, GA	200	$129,364	59.1%
Jonesboro, GA	5,641	$43,222	46.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Old Bethpage, NY	5,640	$225,341	177.1%
Hudson, QC	5,643	n/a
Creston, BC	5,643	n/a
Mena, AR	5,638	$58,540	28.0%
Carver, MN	5,644	$161,697	98.8%
Jonesboro, GA	5,641	$43,222	46.9%

Source: The Jonesboro, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.