METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Jacksonville Metro

Jacksonville, FL · 5 counties · 925,213 residents · 3,202 sq mi

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Jacksonville is home to 925,213 people. The population has fallen 18% since 2000. The typical home is worth $67,762. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $29,396 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% 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

925,213

−18%vs 2000

vs 1,122,750 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

289 / sq mi

−18%vs 2000

vs 351 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,202 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.7M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(71,936)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(68,903)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(63,514)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(63,957)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(70,789)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(173,053)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(142,938)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(94,581)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(74,877)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(62,025)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(30,558)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(8,082)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,396

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,016 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,046

−35%vs 2000

vs $21,632 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,762

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,708 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$441

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $619 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

34.8% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.6%(717,588)

Black19.9%(183,732)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(22,376)

Asian1.6%(14,919)

Other1%(8,974)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.1%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 17.7 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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