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Population (year 2000): 4,168. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,550 (+9.2% change)
Males: 2,100 (50.4%), Females: 2,068 (49.6%)
Washington County
Zip code:
37659
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $32,132 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,600 (year 2000)
Races in Jonesborough:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
- Black (5.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (23.0%), English
(11.7%), German (11.4%), Irish (10.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%),
Italian (2.4%).
Elevation: 1692 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jonesborough
- High school or higher: 75.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jonesborough town
- Never married: 14.7%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 11.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +516 (+14.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jonesborough:
- JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CTR (about 7 miles; JOHNSON
CITY, TN)
- JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN)
- NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; JOHNSON CITY,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jonesborough:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 13 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 85 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jonesborough:
- JOHNSON CITY (about 13 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; ID:
0A4)
- ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 22 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN;
ID: 0A9)
- GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNI (about 24 miles;
GREENEVILLE, TN; ID: GCY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jonesborough:
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
18 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 46
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 49 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 72 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
Public high school in Jonesborough:
- DAVID CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,380;
Location: 684 OLD STATE ROUTE 34; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jonesborough:
- LAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 772;
Location: 3261 HIGHWAY 81 SOUTH; Grades: KG - 08)
- SULPHUR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 703;
Location: 1518 GRAY/SULPHUR SPRINGS RD; Grades: KG - 08)
- JONESBOROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
640; Location: 306 FOREST DR; Grades: KG - 04)
- JONESBOROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 543;
Location: 308 FOREST DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Jonesborough:
- WASHINGTON COUNTY/JONESBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $345,895; Location: 200 SABIN DRIVE;
59,167 books; 1,406 audio materials; 1,168 video
materials; 104 serial subscriptions)
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