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Huntsville, AL vs Jonesboro, AR

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- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than Huntsville.
- People are 0.2% less likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years younger in Jonesboro.
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 Huntsville, ALJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Population210,08177,520329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%51.9%50.5%
 Male Population48.7%48.1%49.5%
 Median Age37.133.838.4
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 Population - 2010180,92667,544309,327,143
 Population - 2000158,21655,515285,036,114
 Population - 1990159,78946,535251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now28.3%43.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.0%71.6%30.8%
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 Population Density980.1969.293.4
 Land Area214.480.03,531,905.4
 Water Area1.40.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Huntsville, ALJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%6.6%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.7%6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%6.9%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.9%4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%6.1%4.0%
 Age 21 to 247.1%6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%14.3%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.1%13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%11.1%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.8%5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%4.9%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.3%7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%3.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.1%1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Huntsville, ALJonesboro, ARUnited States
 White57.0%66.5%59.4%
 Black30.6%21.0%12.2%
 Asian2.2%1.5%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%3.6%3.2%
 Hispanic6.4%6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Huntsville, ALJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Married Population45.7%45.6%49.8%
     Currently Married43.6%43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%2.5%1.8%
 Single Population54.3%54.4%50.2%
 Never Married36.1%36.3%33.8%
 Divorced12.4%12.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%5.6%5.6%
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 Household Size2.212.502.60
 Households91,04829,746124,010,992
 Family Households51,70418,82880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.3%29.9%30.5%
     Married couple, no children45.6%36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,34410,91843,255,233
     Single householder, w/children19.0%22.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%11.3%10.8%

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  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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35810, 35811, 35803, 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35763, 35757, 35816, 13 total
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