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Medford, OR vs Jonesboro, AR

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- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than Medford.
- People are 6.8% less likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years younger in Jonesboro.
 Medford, ORJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock77,520329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 201075,066  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,515285,036,114
 Population - 199046,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock43.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now77.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock969.293.4
 Land Area25.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Medford, ORJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  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 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Medford, ORJonesboro, ARUnited States
 White74.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.0%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Medford, ORJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Married Population48.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households33,645  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,82880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,972  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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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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