Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,510, established in 1837. 2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Jonesboro’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life; its weakest is a D for health. Only 62 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Only 100 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns score lower on health. Jonesboro has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Jonesboro beats most towns.
1,756 counted in 2010 and 1,516 in 2020; an estimated 1,510 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Jonesboro is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 288 in 1850, a peak of 2,466 in 1970, 1,516 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2023 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jonesboro, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Jonesboro.
Among adults in Jonesboro, 19% report frequent mental distress, where Indiana’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 17%. Jonesboro: 15% of adults have diabetes.
| Jonesboro | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Jonesboro | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19.5% | 15.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Values rose 4.4% in the 12 months to September 2026. Among households in Jonesboro, 79% are owner-occupiers, against 76% in Indiana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. For Jonesboro, the going rate for rent is $975 a month.
| Jonesboro | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 76% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 43% | 44% | 48% |
| Median rent | $975 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jonesboro’s typical household income comes in at $46,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 82, to 133. The share of residents in Jonesboro who live below the poverty line: 16%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 7 miles.
| Jonesboro | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Jonesboro, the FEMA risk score is 68 of 100. Expected losses in Jonesboro break down as 60% from inland flooding and 20% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Jonesboro households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jonesboro has one park or preserve, 12 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jonesboro Community Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Jonesboro
About 2 of every 100 Jonesboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Jonesboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Jonesboro.
City in Indiana, United States
Jonesboro () is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States, located along the Mississinewa River opposite Gas City. The population was 1,516 at the 2020 census. According to the 2010 census, Jonesboro had the third smallest population of a city in Indiana.
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One town shares a border with Jonesboro.
Jonesboro has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Jonesboro reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Jonesboro with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Not for the area. That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($53,522 across the Marion, IN area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
Jonesboro was established in 1837. 4 notable people were born here, including Mary Eleanor Spear and Harry Knight.
