Jonesboro, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,887. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,759 (-6.8% change)
Males: 895 (47.4%), Females: 992 (52.6%)
Grant County
Zip code: 46938
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $36,974
Median house value: $57,500
Population by Race
Races in Jonesboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), German (12.1%), Irish (7.7%), English (6.4%), Dutch (3.4%), French (1.4%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jonesboro
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jonesboro city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 15.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -134 (-6.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jonesboro:
- GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
- MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MARION, IN)
- BLACKFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HARTFORD CITY, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jonesboro:
- DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 25 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
- ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 27 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)
- GRISSOM ARB (about 38 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jonesboro:
- MARION MUNI (about 3 miles; MARION, IN; Abbreviation: MZZ)
- ALEXANDRIA (about 19 miles; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Abbreviation: I99)
- CONVERSE (about 19 miles; CONVERSE, IN; Abbreviation: 1I8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jonesboro:
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 28 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 56 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
- BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 61 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
Public primary/middle school in Jonesboro:
- WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 709 W 6TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Jonesboro:
- JONESBORO PL (Operating income: $44,340; Location: 124 E 4TH ST; 10,564 books; 168 audio materials; 1,094 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)