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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Jacksonville Metro

Jacksonville, FL · 5 counties · 1,605,848 residents · 3,202 sq mi
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Jacksonville is home to 1,605,848 people. Growth has run 43% since 2000, or 483,098 more people. The typical home is worth $219,939, having more than doubled since 2000. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $63,998 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.8
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,605,848
+43%since 2000
from 1,122,750 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
502 / sq mi
+43%since 2000
from 351 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.6
+12%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
3,202 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
849K1.1M1.3M1.5M1.8M19902000201020202024Jacksonville
20241.7M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.6%(89,938)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(97,864)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.5%(104,671)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.3%(100,426)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(98,986)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.3%(212,939)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.8%(205,551)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.7%(203,183)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.7%(219,234)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.4%(167,716)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.8%(77,319)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(28,021)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,998
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,016 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,282
+58%since 2000
from $21,632 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
42.2%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 32.1% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
12.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12.1%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services10.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration8.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical6.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade5.3%
US avg: 10%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$219,939
+56%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,708 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,140
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $619 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
64.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
35.4% rent
Persons per household
2.61 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.53 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.4
−6%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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic59.4%(953,455)
Black20.8%(333,675)
Hispanic / Latino10.2%(163,852)
Asian4.1%(66,062)
Other4%(63,865)
Segregation Score
41
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 Rican2.9%(43,813)
Mexican1.8%(27,062)
Cuban1.2%(19,014)
South American1.2%(18,168)
Colombian0.5%(7,166)
Dominican0.4%(6,126)
Honduran0.4%(5,252)
Venezuelan0.3%(4,120)
Spaniard0.3%(4,088)
Guatemalan0.2%(3,285)
Panamanian0.2%(2,719)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(2,433)
Peruvian0.1%(2,092)
Salvadoran0.1%(2,014)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,714)
Argentine0.1%(1,242)
Costa Rican0.1%(865)
Chilean0%(508)
Bolivian0%(316)
Uruguayan0%(132)
Asian origin
Filipino1.3%(19,604)
Asian Indian0.9%(14,177)
Vietnamese0.4%(6,845)
Chinese0.3%(5,045)
Burmese0.3%(2,484)
Cambodian0.1%(1,686)
Japanese0.1%(1,684)
Korean0.1%(1,650)
Pakistani0.1%(826)
Laotian0.1%(613)
Thai0%(594)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(237)
Nepalese0%(205)
Indonesian0%(111)
Sri Lankan0%(107)
Malaysian0%(34)
Hmong0%(23)
Okinawan0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(901)
Samoan0%(292)
Tongan0%(49)
Fijian0%(27)
Ancestry
German9.6%(146,646)
Irish9.5%(145,745)
English8.5%(130,109)
American7.9%(121,244)
Italian4.3%(66,348)
Scottish2%(31,018)
Polish1.8%(28,244)
French1.8%(28,243)
West Indian1.2%(18,398)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(17,429)
Dutch0.8%(11,660)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.7%(11,062)
Swedish0.6%(9,915)
Norwegian0.6%(9,625)
Welsh0.6%(9,199)
Russian0.6%(8,975)
Jamaican0.5%(7,095)
French Canadian0.4%(6,796)
Haitian0.4%(6,544)
Hungarian0.4%(5,802)
Greek0.4%(5,705)
Brazilian0.3%(5,014)
Portuguese0.3%(4,359)
Ukrainian0.2%(3,559)
Syrian0.2%(3,156)
Canadian0.2%(3,067)
Czech0.2%(3,029)
Danish0.2%(2,843)
Swiss0.2%(2,669)
Lebanese0.1%(2,280)
Austrian0.1%(2,113)
Arab0.1%(1,963)
Turkish0.1%(1,698)
Finnish0.1%(1,650)
Romanian0.1%(1,647)
Slovak0.1%(1,581)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,522)
Serbian0.1%(1,370)
Guyanese0.1%(1,277)
Nigerian0.1%(1,176)
Croatian0.1%(1,175)
Iraqi0.1%(1,077)
Belgian0.1%(836)
Palestinian0.1%(708)
Iranian0%(671)
Ethiopian0.1%(652)
Egyptian0%(617)
Jordanian0.1%(596)
Moroccan0%(506)
Australian0%(503)
Armenian0%(497)
Israeli0%(360)
Slovene0%(343)
Ghanaian0%(285)
Somali0%(266)
Barbadian0%(266)
Latvian0%(230)
Kenyan0%(217)
Bulgarian0%(185)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.1%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 22.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.1%
+7.7 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.0 min
+53%since 2000
from 17.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
78.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.9% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.7%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.7% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.0%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
38.7%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
51.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
9.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
10.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
82.9%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
51.9%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
16.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
68.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
33.1%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(42,982)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)34.4%(48,871)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era29.6%(42,025)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War5.1%(7,243)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.7%(2,456)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 142,111 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 1,605,848 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Jacksonville, FL?

The typical household in Jacksonville, FL earns about $63,998 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 $219,939, and the typical rent is about $1,140 a month.

How educated are people in Jacksonville, FL?

About 32.1% 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 12.4% 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 680,635 residents, a change of about 74 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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