Jacksonville is a city of 14,437 people in Alabama. This skews young, with a median age of 25.6. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 6,033 people. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. 74% were living in the same home a year earlier. The poverty rate is 23.1%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,814, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jacksonville
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$144,964 → $185,500(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share17.6% → 24.1%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Jacksonville's population equals 12% of Calhoun County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 8.1% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 18% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.9%(140)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(279)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.2%(414)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 878 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jacksonville, decade by decade
Jacksonville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,283
$53,022
$144,964
30.0%
39.9
2000
8,404
$43,221
$144,275
31.4%
49.3
2010
12,548
$48,893
$202,119
29.1%
59.1
2020
14,385
$50,336
$181,806
31.5%
72.1
2024
14,437
$51,814
$185,500
31.2%
66.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
