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Mattoon, IL vs Jonesboro, AR

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- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than Mattoon.
- People are 15.9% more likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years younger in Jonesboro.
 Mattoon, ILJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock77,520329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 201018,553  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,515285,036,114
 Population - 199018,441  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock43.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock969.293.4
 Land Area10.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mattoon, ILJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Mattoon, ILJonesboro, ARUnited States
 White92.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.0%12.2%
 Asian0.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mattoon, ILJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Married Population39.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed9.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households8,012  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,82880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,704  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Mattoon    1 Reviews
Elizabeth · Mattoon, IL
Small Town Living
Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy small town living it is as good as any other small  More

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Reviews for Jonesboro    18 Reviews
Steven · 
Great community to raise a family!
Over 4 years ago

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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Ryan · Watauga, TX
Be Wary
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 · Jonesboro, AR
Making Jonesboro a better place to live
Over 11 years ago

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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