CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jacksonville

Arkansas · 29,101 residents · 28.7 sq mi

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Jacksonville is home to 29,101 people in Arkansas. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 27.2. The typical home is worth $55,000. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,101

−3%vs 2000

vs 29,916 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 29.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

28.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(2,994)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(2,653)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,113)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(2,119)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.8%(3,141)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.9%(6,380)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(3,832)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(2,344)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(1,776)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.4%(985)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(547)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(217)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,009

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,460 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,337

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,369 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,000

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$389

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $489 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.3% in 2000

52.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.2%(20,104)

Black24.6%(7,357)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(1,012)

Asian1.9%(580)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.8%(23,227)

Black17.1%(4,963)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(787)

Asian1.9%(562)

Other1.2%(349)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.3%(1,538)

Central American1%(302)

Spaniard0.6%(166)

Guatemalan0.5%(139)

Salvadoran0.5%(133)

Puerto Rican0.2%(70)

Cuban0.1%(39)

Dominican0.1%(26)

South American0.1%(26)

Colombian0.1%(19)

Honduran0.1%(15)

Panamanian0.1%(15)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino1.4%(419)

Chinese0.1%(41)

Thai0.1%(28)

Korean0%(8)

Nepalese0%(2)

Japanese0%(1)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

Irish7.2%(2,109)

English7.1%(2,086)

Subsaharan African6%(1,739)

German5.2%(1,529)

American4.8%(1,395)

Scottish1.3%(371)

Italian1.2%(339)

French1.1%(323)

Portuguese1.1%(314)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(247)

Nigerian0.5%(157)

West Indian0.5%(142)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(141)

Greek0.4%(114)

Jamaican0.4%(112)

Norwegian0.4%(107)

Brazilian0.2%(65)

Welsh0.2%(49)

Swedish0.2%(46)

Danish0.2%(44)

Haitian0.1%(41)

Hungarian0.1%(40)

Dutch0.1%(23)

French Canadian0.1%(23)

Czech0.1%(20)

Arab0.1%(18)

Slovak0%(7)

Swiss0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.2%(4,015)

Married48.3%(4,941)

Widowed2.7%(272)

Divorced9.9%(1,012)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(4,389)

Married43%(5,285)

Widowed6%(735)

Divorced15.4%(1,892)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)36.1%(755)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.8%(873)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.4%(531)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,091 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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