Jonesborough is a somewhat small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 6,172 people and six associated neighborhoods, Jonesborough is the 103rd largest community in Tennessee. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Jonesborough, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Jonesborough, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Jonesborough’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Jonesborough does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $68,802.00. Jonesborough real estate is some of the most expensive in Tennessee, although Jonesborough house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jonesborough is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jonesborough is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jonesborough who work in management occupations (15.31%), office and administrative support (12.57%), and sales jobs (10.16%). Also of interest is that Jonesborough has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Jonesborough telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small town, Jonesborough does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Jonesborough who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.70% of adults in Jonesborough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Jonesborough in 2022 was $40,111, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,444 for a family of four. However, Jonesborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jonesborough is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jonesborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jonesborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jonesborough include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Iranian. The most common language spoken in Jonesborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Japanese.
