HousingPermits

Metro area in Arkansas · part of the Jonesboro-Paragould, AR combined area

Jonesboro, AR

The Jonesboro metro area authorized 1,017 new housing units in 2025. Duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes supplied 27% of its units in 2021–2025, the fourth-highest share among the 387 US metro areas. The housing bust cut annual permits by 34%, from 680 at the 2004–2006 high to 446 in 2009, the fifth-mildest drop among the 387 US metro areas.

03006009001,2002004: 560 units (528 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 26 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 610 units (571 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 680 units (529 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 611 units (553 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 591 units (576 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 446 units (427 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 611 units (403 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 765 units (348 single-family, 89 in 2–4 unit, 328 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 988 units (450 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 436 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 657 units (385 single-family, 169 in 2–4 unit, 103 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 680 units (377 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 162 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 482 units (402 single-family, 80 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,028 units (569 single-family, 194 in 2–4 unit, 265 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 866 units (512 single-family, 260 in 2–4 unit, 94 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 843 units (551 single-family, 193 in 2–4 unit, 99 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 889 units (593 single-family, 215 in 2–4 unit, 81 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,058 units (695 single-family, 275 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,147 units (785 single-family, 266 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,149 units (681 single-family, 339 in 2–4 unit, 129 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,027 units (615 single-family, 309 in 2–4 unit, 103 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,016 units (661 single-family, 269 in 2–4 unit, 86 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,017 units (616 single-family, 282 in 2–4 unit, 119 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252022 high · 1,1492009 low · 44604008001,2002004: 560 units (528 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 26 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 610 units (571 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 680 units (529 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 611 units (553 single-family, 58 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 591 units (576 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 446 units (427 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 611 units (403 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 765 units (348 single-family, 89 in 2–4 unit, 328 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 988 units (450 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 436 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 657 units (385 single-family, 169 in 2–4 unit, 103 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 680 units (377 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 162 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 482 units (402 single-family, 80 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,028 units (569 single-family, 194 in 2–4 unit, 265 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 866 units (512 single-family, 260 in 2–4 unit, 94 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 843 units (551 single-family, 193 in 2–4 unit, 99 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 889 units (593 single-family, 215 in 2–4 unit, 81 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,058 units (695 single-family, 275 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,147 units (785 single-family, 266 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,149 units (681 single-family, 339 in 2–4 unit, 129 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,027 units (615 single-family, 309 in 2–4 unit, 103 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,016 units (661 single-family, 269 in 2–4 unit, 86 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,017 units (616 single-family, 282 in 2–4 unit, 119 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252022 high · 1,149

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Recent building has outrun the boom: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 74% above the 2004–2006 average, the eighth-largest recovery by this measure among the 387 US metro areas.

Boom, bust and since

Jonesboro authorized the most units in 2022 (1,149); 2025 reached 88% of that. Its peak year is shared by 19 other metro areas, among them Rapid City, Brunswick, Cheyenne.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 13 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Jonesboro, with 4,100 units or 76% of the total, followed by Brookland with 284.

  • Jonesboro76% (4,100 units)
  • Brookland5.3% (284 units)
  • Lake City4.7% (254 units)
  • Trumann4.3% (229 units)
  • Bono3.7% (199 units)
  • Monette2.8% (149 units)
  • Harrisburg0.9% (50 units)
  • Marked Tree0.6% (34 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

In Jonesboro, 63% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 10% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Kingsport (10% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2012 (436), single-family houses in 2021 (785).

2021–202562.7%63%27.4%27%10.0%10%2004–200688.0%88%5.0%7.0%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202562.7%63%27.4%27%10.0%2004–200688.0%88%5.0%7.0%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Relative to population

With 139,440 residents in July 2025, Jonesboro authorized 7.8 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.7 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Des Moines (8.0) and Gainesville, FL (7.7).

Where in the metro

Craighead County accounted for 94% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Poinsett County for 6.4%.

  • Craighead County94% (973 in 2025)
  • Poinsett County6.4% (44 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Hammond, LA1,1639.338%
Harrisonburg, VA8475.27.9%
Bismarck, ND4113.69.4%
Jonesboro, AR1,0177.810%
Wausau, WI3482.939%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Jonesboro beside Wausau

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Arkansas. Counting rules.