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Jacksonville, FL vs Jonesboro, GA

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- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than Jacksonville.
- People are 30.5% less likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years younger in Jonesboro.
 Jacksonville, FLJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,492329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3238.4
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 Population - 2010823,146  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,829285,036,114
 Population - 1990635,115  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now45.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,777.693.4
 Land Area747.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jacksonville, FLJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Jacksonville, FLJonesboro, GAUnited States
 White49.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock61.0%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jacksonville, FLJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Married Population44.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock23.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.0%50.2%
 Never Married36.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households366,780  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock78980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households144,472  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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