MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Jacksonville Micro

Jacksonville, IL · 2 counties · 42,041 residents · 820 sq mi

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Jacksonville is home to 42,041 people. The typical home is worth $45,627. Renters pay $311 a month at the median. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $26,032, about 14% below the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,041

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 42,153 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

51 / sq mi

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 51 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

820 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(2,625)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(2,985)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(3,013)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(3,179)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(2,902)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(6,551)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(6,060)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(4,034)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(3,869)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(3,649)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(2,315)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(859)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,032

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,885 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,121

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,046 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.2%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,627

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,146 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

31.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(39,086)

Black4.6%(1,952)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(506)

Asian0.4%(174)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(40,184)

Black3.4%(1,412)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(243)

Asian0.5%(225)

Other0.5%(220)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(639)

Spaniard0.3%(99)

Central American0.2%(90)

Puerto Rican0.2%(81)

Salvadoran0.2%(60)

South American0.1%(37)

Cuban0.1%(29)

Guatemalan0.1%(25)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Bolivian0%(11)

Chilean0%(7)

Panamanian0.1%(3)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0%(2)

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(97)

Korean0.3%(90)

Chinese0.1%(46)

Vietnamese0.1%(18)

Taiwanese0.1%(17)

Pakistani0.3%(17)

Asian Indian0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(22)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German20%(7,573)

English16.2%(6,138)

Irish13%(4,922)

American8.3%(3,139)

Italian3.1%(1,164)

French1.6%(615)

Scottish1.4%(546)

Dutch1.3%(486)

Polish1%(377)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(327)

Subsaharan African1%(315)

Norwegian0.7%(248)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(233)

Portuguese0.6%(222)

Welsh0.6%(218)

Swiss0.2%(89)

Greek0.2%(88)

West Indian0.2%(82)

French Canadian0.2%(80)

Russian0.2%(79)

Czech0.2%(77)

Nigerian0.1%(47)

Lithuanian0.1%(45)

Jamaican0.1%(35)

Danish0.1%(34)

Haitian0.1%(23)

Belgian0.1%(19)

Hungarian0%(17)

Slovak0%(16)

Austrian0%(15)

Romanian0%(13)

Ukrainian0%(12)

British0%(9)

Croatian0.1%(7)

Iranian0%(7)

Australian0.1%(3)

Finnish0%(3)

Canadian0%(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

15.1%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.6%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married37.2%(5,965)

Married45.5%(7,286)

Widowed3.4%(537)

Divorced13.9%(2,233)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(4,651)

Married45.1%(7,169)

Widowed11.3%(1,789)

Divorced14.4%(2,293)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% 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)20.1%(476)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(405)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(853)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.9%(211)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,363 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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