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Blytheville, AR vs Jonesboro, AR

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Highlights
- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than Blytheville.
- People are 7.6% more likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years younger in Jonesboro.
People
 Blytheville, ARJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Population13,55977,520329,725,481
 Female Population56.5%51.9%50.5%
 Male Population43.5%48.1%49.5%
 Median Age36.333.838.4
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 Population - 201015,55567,544309,327,143
 Population - 200018,27255,515285,036,114
 Population - 199022,90646,535251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-27.7%43.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-42.3%71.6%30.8%
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 Population Density653.8969.293.4
 Land Area20.780.03,531,905.4
 Water Area0.10.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Blytheville, ARJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%6.6%5.9%
 Age 5 to 99.7%6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.5%6.9%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.2%4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%6.1%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.5%6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.1%14.3%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4413.2%13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%11.1%12.6%
 Age 55 to 597.2%5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%4.9%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7411.0%7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%3.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.8%1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Blytheville, ARJonesboro, ARUnited States
 White30.8%66.5%59.4%
 Black62.7%21.0%12.2%
 Asian0.6%1.5%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.6%0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%3.6%3.2%
 Hispanic4.1%6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Blytheville, ARJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Married Population42.3%45.6%49.8%
     Currently Married39.1%43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%2.5%1.8%
 Single Population57.7%54.4%50.2%
 Never Married38.8%36.3%33.8%
 Divorced13.4%12.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%5.6%5.6%
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 Household Size2.522.502.60
 Households5,34929,746124,010,992
 Family Households3,45318,82880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.0%29.9%30.5%
     Married couple, no children39.4%36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,89610,91843,255,233
     Single householder, w/children31.3%22.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%11.3%10.8%

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Reviews for Blytheville    3 Reviews

Small town down on its luck after the air base closed. The old air base housing is being used for a retirement community. The top paying jobs in the area are working  More

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Not a lot of excitment here, but lots of warm weather and sunshine. Peaceful and quiet life. Wonderful for home gardens and very affordable place to live on a limited  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy is triebble in Blytheville. There no jobs esp. for  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

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I have lived in Jonesboro for 25 years and have enjoyed seeing the economic growth of this community. My children are able to attend a great public school and my wife  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yikes, this is one of those places that used to have sundown town policies in place well into the 20th century. Welcome to the conservative, baptist South.  More

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Ashamed of Jonesboro! I was born and raised there back in the late 70's and 80's We never heard of killings, not much of drugs, we were able to play outside, Nettleton  More

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