Metro area · CBSA 27860
Jonesboro
The Jonesboro, AR metro area has 135,792 people. Median rent is $929, 19.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Craighead County at $1,079. Of the 13 places we track here, Monette has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$56,738
Median home value
$192,200
Unemployment
5.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,079
HUD, Craighead County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro | 80,137 | $956 | 20.7% |
| Trumann | 7,410 | $586 | 18.1% |
| Brookland | 4,377 | $1,008 | 21.1% |
| Bono | 2,657 | $917 | 19.6% |
| Lake City | 2,531 | $854 | 17.0% |
| Bay | 2,333 | $1,028 | 20.6% |
| Marked Tree | 2,249 | $565 | 14.9% |
| Harrisburg | 2,216 | $688 | 17.2% |
| Lepanto | 2,025 | $615 | 16.7% |
| Monette | 1,251 | $583 | 12.9% |
| Caraway | 1,087 | $603 | 18.8% |
| Weiner | 680 | $825 | 18.7% |
| Tyronza | 627 | $667 | 17.5% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.