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Jonesboro, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jonesboro, GA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 81,147. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet JONESBORO-GA · Jonesboro, GA 2 ZIPs · 81,147 pop · #15617/25278 · Clayton County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,579
  • RANK-LOWER #15617/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Stockbridge
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-SMALL 81,147
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 30238→30236
  • HOME-MID $240,700

Nearest income peer: Stockbridge, GA (+ $6,634 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Jonesboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Jonesboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Jonesboro, GA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
81,147
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,579
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,579 and poverty 15.8% concentrate in 30236.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,466 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Georgia, Folkston is the closest lower-income city and Griffin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Jonesboro.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Jonesboro differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Jonesboro: $62,185 in ZIP 30238 to $66,973 in 30236. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

30238 to 30236

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

30238 to 30236

Poverty-rate spread
3.8 points

30236 to 30238

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 30236 skews compact Jonesboro

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 30236 covers about 57% of Jonesboro's 81,147 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Jonesboro's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 973 establishments, 8,980 employees , annual payroll $400,361k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 30236 (800 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (173) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Jonesboro, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Clayton County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Jonesboro. See the Clayton County roll-up →

Jonesboro sits in the upper half of Clayton County on income: Riverdale, Forest Park and Morrow report less, while Stockbridge and Rex report more. Forest Park marks the far end of that range at $45,124, 30% below Jonesboro.

Side-by-side: Compare 30236 vs 30238 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
30236 46,434 $66,973 800 557
30238 34,713 $62,185 173 794
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