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Jonesboro, AR vs Madison, AL

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- Madison is 0% more densely populated than Jonesboro.
- People are 36.6% more likely to be married in Madison.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years older in Madison.
 Jonesboro, ARMadison, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,551329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.838.4
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 Population - 201067,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock29,329285,036,114
 Population - 199046,535  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now71.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,832.493.4
 Land Area80.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jonesboro, ARMadison, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Jonesboro, ARMadison, ALUnited States
 White66.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.8%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jonesboro, ARMadison, ALUnited States
 Married Population45.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.8%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households29,746  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,24180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,918  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
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 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 Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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