Jonesboro City, Arkansas Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Jonesboro Population: 55515 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 26610 47.93% Female 28905 52.07%       Under 5 years 3707 6.68% 5 to 9 years 3523 6.35% 10 to 14 years 3426 6.17% 15 to 19 years 4746 8.55% 20 to 24 years 6563 11.82% 25 to 34 years 8022 14.45% 35 to 44 years 7565 13.63% 45 to 54 years 6924 12.47% 55 to 59 years 2488 4.48% 60 to 64 years 1994 3.59% 65 to 74 years 3446 6.21% 75 to 84 years 2247 4.05% 85 years and over 864 1.56%       Median age (years) 31.8       18 years and over 42790 77.08% Male 20125 36.25% Female 22665 40.83% 21 years and over 38552 69.44% 62 years and over 7706 13.88% 65 years and over 6557 11.81% Male 2495 4.49% Female 4062 7.32%       Race     One race % White 47394 85.37% Black or African American 6259 11.27% American Indian and Alaska Native 175 0.32% Asian 462 0.83% Asian indian 76 0.14% Chinese 117 0.21% Filipino 53 0.1% Japanese 34 0.06% Korean 62 0.11% Vietnamese 49 0.09% Other Asian 71 0.13% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.03% Native Hawaiian 5 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 8 0.01% Some other race 583 1.05% Two or more races 626 1.13%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 55515 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1297 2.34% Mexican 976 1.76% Puerto Rican 37 0.07% Cuban 20 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 264 0.48% Not Hispanic or Latino 54218 97.66% White alone 46764 84.24%       Relationship     Total Population 55515 100.00% In households 52940 95.36% Householder 22219 40.02% Spouse 10856 19.56% Child 14492 26.1% Own child under 18 years 11522 20.75% Other relatives 2296 4.14% Under 18 years 894 1.61% Nonrelatives 3077 5.54% Unmarried partner 900 1.62% In group quarters 2575 4.64% Institutionalized population 712 1.28% Non-Institutionalized population 1863 3.36%       Households by Type     Total Households 22219 100.0 % Family households (families) 14360 64.63% With own children under 18 years 6696 30.14% Married-couple family 10856 48.86% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 2715 12.22% With own children under 18 years 1672 7.53% Non Family households 7859 35.37% Householder living alone 6108 27.49% Householder 65 years and over 1991 8.96%       Households with individuals under 18 years 7274 32.74% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4570 20.57%       Average Household size 2.38 Average family size 2.93       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 24263 100.00% Occupied housing units 22219 91.58% Vacant housing units 2044 8.42% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 88 0.36% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 22219 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 12810 57.65% Renter-occupied housing units. 9409 42.35%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.24

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