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- Thomaston is 0% more densely populated than Jonesboro.
- People are 1.3% more likely to be married in Thomaston.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Thomaston.
 Jonesboro, GAThomaston, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,665329,725,481
 Female Population43.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population56.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.338.4
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 Population - 20104,854  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,411285,036,114
 Population - 19903,635  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,013.993.4
 Land Area2.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Jonesboro, GAThomaston, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 840.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Jonesboro, GAThomaston, GAUnited States
 White16.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.5%12.2%
 Asian4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Jonesboro, GAThomaston, GAUnited States
 Married Population31.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated7.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.6%50.2%
 Never Married53.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households1,173  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,07680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children12.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households384  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock40.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children30.9%  Unlock10.8%
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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