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Jonesboro, AR vs Huntsville, AR

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- Huntsville is 0% more densely populated than Jonesboro.
- People are 12.0% more likely to be married in Huntsville.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years younger in Huntsville.
 Jonesboro, ARHuntsville, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,809329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock26.938.4
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 Population - 201067,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,931285,036,114
 Population - 199046,535  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now71.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock522.093.4
 Land Area80.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jonesboro, ARHuntsville, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock12.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Jonesboro, ARHuntsville, ARUnited States
 White66.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jonesboro, ARHuntsville, ARUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.0%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.052.60
 Households29,746  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock61380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,918  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock30.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews

Steven · 

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 5 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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Reviews for Huntsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Huntsville is a good place to raise your children, crime rates are low, schools are ok. But if you have to work there is just nothing there. You have to commute to the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Huntsville is a great place to live for anyone who works at home or is retired. It's convenient to Fayetteville,AR, for when you want a night out on the town and it's  More

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