CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jacksonville

Illinois · 19,324 residents · 10.6 sq mi

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Jacksonville is home to 19,324 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $49,200. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 21%. Median rent is $326 a month. Median household income is $25,364, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,324

+2%vs 2000

vs 18,940 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,168)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,237)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,251)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(1,638)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(1,630)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(2,954)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(2,575)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,771)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,689)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,677)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,154)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(580)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,364

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,117 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,282

−30%vs 2000

vs $17,482 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,200

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$326

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.5% in 2000

39.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.6%(16,969)

Black6.6%(1,253)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(291)

Asian0.7%(127)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(18,094)

Black5.2%(1,003)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(164)

Asian0.6%(119)

Other0.6%(108)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(374)

Spaniard0.5%(92)

Puerto Rican0.4%(81)

Central American0.4%(72)

Salvadoran0.3%(60)

Cuban0.1%(23)

Guatemalan0.1%(12)

South American0.1%(11)

Bolivian0.1%(11)

Dominican0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(90)

Filipino0.4%(71)

Chinese0.2%(29)

Taiwanese0.1%(17)

Vietnamese0.1%(12)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Ancestry

German18.4%(3,315)

English15.2%(2,730)

Irish12.9%(2,320)

American5.7%(1,035)

Italian3.2%(573)

French2.3%(422)

Subsaharan African1.5%(275)

Dutch1.5%(269)

Scottish1.5%(267)

Polish1.4%(250)

Welsh1.1%(203)

Norwegian0.6%(108)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.5%(91)

Swedish0.5%(86)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(76)

Russian0.4%(64)

Greek0.3%(62)

French Canadian0.3%(61)

West Indian0.3%(50)

Czech0.2%(38)

Nigerian0.2%(33)

Lithuanian0.1%(19)

Slovak0.1%(16)

Haitian0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

Austrian0%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

Danish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.8%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married46.4%(3,581)

Married35.2%(2,715)

Widowed3.3%(254)

Divorced15.2%(1,170)

Women 15+

Never married37.9%(2,862)

Married36.1%(2,722)

Widowed10.9%(822)

Divorced15.2%(1,144)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% 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)25.3%(241)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(93)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.8%(340)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.2%(116)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 951 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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