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Jacksonville Metro

Jacksonville, FL · 5 counties · 1,785,500 residents (2025 est.) · 3,202 sq mi
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With 1,683,960 people, Jacksonville is a metro area. Growth has run 50% since 2000, or 561,210 more people. That puts it in the top 3% of US metro areas for household income. There are 526 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $342,382, having more than tripled since 2000. About 36% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 101%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,683,960
+50%since 2000
from 1,122,750 in 2000
1,785,500 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
526 / sq mi
+50%since 2000
from 351 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.3
+11%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3,202 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
849K1.1M1.3M1.5M1.8M19902000201020202024Jacksonville
20241.7M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(96,219)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(103,033)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(108,873)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(103,082)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(97,481)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.8%(232,850)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(228,504)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(207,144)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(218,739)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.4%(174,452)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(83,886)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(29,697)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,763
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,016 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,752
+102%since 2000
from $21,632 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.0%
+20.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.457
+3%since 2010
from 0.444 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services10.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration8.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade5.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$342,382
+101%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,708 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,567
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $619 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
33.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−7.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.2
+15%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
69
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.7%(793,668)
Black21.3%(238,923)
Hispanic / Latino3.8%(42,541)
Asian2.2%(25,126)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58.8%(990,719)
Black20.1%(338,121)
Hispanic / Latino11.1%(187,067)
Asian4.1%(69,823)
Other5.8%(98,230)
Diversity Score
71
+21%since 2009
from 59 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
−7%since 2020
from 41 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.4%(57,152)
Mexican1.9%(32,830)
South American1.7%(28,775)
Cuban1.5%(25,309)
Central American1.3%(21,519)
Colombian0.7%(12,368)
Venezuelan0.5%(7,934)
Dominican0.4%(6,625)
Guatemalan0.3%(5,628)
Spaniard0.3%(5,212)
Honduran0.3%(4,232)
Panamanian0.2%(3,956)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(3,109)
Peruvian0.2%(2,939)
Salvadoran0.1%(2,433)
Ecuadorian0.1%(2,217)
Costa Rican0.1%(2,000)
Argentine0.1%(1,095)
Chilean0%(729)
Uruguayan0%(556)
Bolivian0%(418)
Asian origin
Filipino1.3%(21,289)
Asian Indian1.1%(17,754)
Chinese0.5%(7,735)
Vietnamese0.4%(6,893)
Korean0.2%(2,659)
Burmese0.2%(2,389)
Cambodian0.1%(2,063)
Japanese0.1%(1,620)
Pakistani0.1%(1,427)
Thai0%(641)
Laotian0%(555)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(407)
Kazakh0%(400)
Taiwanese0%(370)
Sri Lankan0%(285)
Indonesian0%(183)
Malaysian0%(103)
Hmong0%(77)
Uzbek0%(21)
Mien0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(944)
Samoan0%(288)
Guamanian0%(264)
Fijian0%(46)
Tongan0%(40)
Ancestry
English10.8%(182,308)
Irish9.9%(166,451)
German9.7%(163,509)
American7.5%(125,839)
Italian4.6%(77,279)
Scottish2.1%(35,623)
Polish1.8%(29,880)
French1.8%(29,758)
West Indian1.7%(28,137)
Subsaharan African1.1%(19,364)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(14,830)
Arab0.8%(12,990)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Haitian0.7%(11,893)
Swedish0.7%(11,757)
Dutch0.7%(11,265)
Norwegian0.7%(11,079)
Jamaican0.6%(10,894)
Russian0.6%(9,262)
Welsh0.5%(9,230)
British0.5%(8,257)
French Canadian0.4%(6,790)
Hungarian0.4%(6,708)
Brazilian0.4%(6,347)
Greek0.3%(5,429)
Portuguese0.3%(5,278)
Ukrainian0.3%(4,895)
Czech0.2%(3,686)
Lebanese0.2%(3,548)
Syrian0.2%(3,317)
Nigerian0.2%(2,900)
Canadian0.2%(2,858)
Danish0.2%(2,839)
Swiss0.2%(2,821)
Romanian0.2%(2,752)
Lithuanian0.2%(2,611)
Austrian0.1%(2,483)
Finnish0.1%(1,914)
Slovak0.1%(1,629)
Egyptian0.1%(1,399)
Turkish0.1%(1,367)
Croatian0.1%(1,249)
Belgian0.1%(1,129)
Guyanese0.1%(1,072)
Ethiopian0.1%(984)
Iranian0.1%(959)
Palestinian0.1%(954)
Serbian0%(824)
Bulgarian0%(632)
Iraqi0.1%(610)
Armenian0%(586)
Moroccan0%(461)
Ghanaian0%(451)
Israeli0%(413)
Jordanian0%(388)
Australian0%(386)
Slovene0%(346)
Barbadian0%(314)
Kenyan0%(274)
Latvian0%(234)
Macedonian0%(101)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.4%
+13.9 ptssince 2000
from 22.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.3%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.6%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.0 min
+47%since 2000
from 17.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.1%
−10.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.7%
+14.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.2%
−5.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.6%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 33.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
10.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.0%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 15.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 12.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.4%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.5%
+12.0 ptssince 2017
from 80.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 82.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2016
from 88.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 5.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.5%(229,710)
Married52.4%(348,734)
Widowed2.5%(16,945)
Divorced10.5%(69,961)
Women 15+
Never married29.1%(206,445)
Married48.3%(342,846)
Widowed8.6%(60,820)
Divorced14.1%(100,374)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.4%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 51.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 68.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% 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)34.3%(48,631)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.1%(52,594)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.9%(36,691)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(3,981)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(858)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 141,594 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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In this metro

Largest cities

JacksonvilleCENTRAL1,017,689Fruit Cove35,877Lakeside32,105Oakleaf Plantation32,070Fleming Island29,766Nocatee27,442World Golf26,077Jacksonville Beach23,615Palm Valley19,796Yulee16,648St. Augustine16,141Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace14,755Asbury Lake14,458Fernandina Beach13,869Atlantic Beach13,245Middleburg11,644Green Cove Springs10,079St. Augustine Shores9,462Orange Park8,953Macclenny8,251Neptune Beach7,020St. Augustine Beach6,810Sawgrass4,929Nassau Village-Ratliff4,737St. Augustine South4,714Butler Beach4,610Flagler Estates4,321Hilliard3,161Vilano Beach2,188Callahan1,830

The 30 most populous of 36 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

5 component counties

Duval CountyCENTRAL1,062,963St. Johns CountyCENTRAL346,328Clay CountyCENTRAL239,593Nassau County106,879Baker County29,737
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Jacksonville, FL?

Jacksonville, FL has about 1,683,960 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Jacksonville, FL?

The typical household in Jacksonville, FL earns about $81,763 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Jacksonville, FL expensive?

In Jacksonville, FL, the median home is worth about $342,382, and the typical rent is about $1,567 a month.

How educated are people in Jacksonville, FL?

About 36.4% of adults age 25 and over in Jacksonville, FL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Jacksonville, FL?

About 11.8% of people in Jacksonville, FL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Jacksonville, FL grown since 1990?

Yes, Jacksonville, FL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 758,747 residents, a change of about 82 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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