METRO AREA
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
median household income $81,763, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jacksonville
What changed most since 1990
- Population925,213 → 1,683,960 (+82%)US over the same years: +35%
- Median home value (2024 dollars)$162,634 → $342,382 (+111%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Florida
- 4th in household income$81,763
- 8th in share with a bachelor's degree36.4%
- 12th in home value$342,382
- 9th in diversity score70.9
Section 01
Population & growth
1,683,960
+50%since 2000
from 1,122,750 in 2000
1,785,500 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
3,202 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20241.7M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(96,219)
5 to 96.1%(103,033)
10 to 146.5%(108,873)
15 to 196.1%(103,082)
20 to 245.8%(97,481)
25 to 3413.8%(232,850)
35 to 4413.6%(228,504)
45 to 5412.3%(207,144)
55 to 6413%(218,739)
65 to 7410.4%(174,452)
75 to 845%(83,886)
85 and over1.8%(29,697)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$81,763
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,016 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
53.0%
+20.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
Other services10.9%
Public administration8.6%
Wholesale trade7.3%
Finance & insurance7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6.4%
Retail trade5.3%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
Education & health services0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
Construction0.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$342,382
+101%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,708 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
4.2
+15%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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)
71
+21%since 2009
from 59 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
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)
Bangladeshi0%(482)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(407)
Kazakh0%(400)
Taiwanese0%(370)
Sri Lankan0%(285)
Indonesian0%(183)
Malaysian0%(103)
Hmong0%(77)
Singaporean0%(28)
Uzbek0%(21)
Mien0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(944)
Native Hawaiian0%(765)
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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,703)
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)
Cape Verdean0%(219)
Macedonian0%(101)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
92.3%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
96.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
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
Direct-purchase
15.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
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)
Gulf War (1990s)37.1%(52,594)
Vietnam era25.9%(36,691)
Korean War2.8%(3,981)
World War II0.6%(858)
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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Over time
Jacksonville, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 925,213 | $70,552 | $162,634 | 18.3% | 46.4 |
| 2000 | 1,122,750 | $78,360 | $170,704 | 22.5% | 56.6 |
| 2010 | 1,345,596 | $76,891 | $281,729 | 26.1% | 64.4 |
| 2020 | 1,605,848 | $77,568 | $266,575 | 32.1% | 73.8 |
| 2024 | 1,683,960 | $81,763 | $342,382 | 36.4% | 70.9 |
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.
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
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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