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New York, NY vs Jonesboro, AR

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- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than New York.
- People are 6.5% more likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years younger in Jonesboro.
 New York, NYJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock77,520329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 20108,190,105  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,515285,036,114
 Population - 19907,322,564  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock43.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock969.293.4
 Land Area300.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New York, NYJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 New York, NYJonesboro, ARUnited States
 White31.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.0%12.2%
 Asian14.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New York, NYJonesboro, ARUnited States
 Married Population42.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households3,250,657  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,82880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,320,967  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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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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