MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Jacksonville Micro

Jacksonville, TX · 1 counties · 41,049 residents · 1,053 sq mi

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Jacksonville is a metro area of 41,049 people. The typical home is worth $39,600. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 21.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $19,296, about 36% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

41,049

−12%vs 2000

vs 46,659 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

39 / sq mi

−12%vs 2000

vs 44 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,053 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202452K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(2,859)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(3,052)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(3,075)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(3,042)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(2,658)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(5,921)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(5,277)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(4,193)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(3,802)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(3,835)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(2,462)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(873)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,296

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,313 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,195

−34%vs 2000

vs $13,980 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,600

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.3%(32,347)

Black15.9%(7,409)

Hispanic / Latino13.2%(6,178)

Asian0.4%(177)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.1%(32,065)

Black16.9%(6,932)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(2,417)

Asian0.4%(165)

Other4.6%(1,887)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.3%(11,576)

Central American0.7%(379)

Spaniard0.5%(277)

Guatemalan0.5%(245)

Nicaraguan0.1%(66)

Puerto Rican0.1%(55)

Salvadoran0.1%(39)

Honduran0.1%(29)

South American0%(1)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(142)

Chinese0.1%(39)

Taiwanese0%(20)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

English11.1%(5,758)

American10.9%(5,672)

German8.2%(4,277)

Irish8.2%(4,240)

French1.3%(691)

Scottish1%(526)

Dutch1%(514)

Italian0.9%(472)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(411)

Norwegian0.7%(344)

Subsaharan African0.5%(253)

British0.5%(239)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(149)

Czech0.2%(123)

Swedish0.2%(107)

Polish0.2%(93)

French Canadian0.1%(55)

Finnish0.1%(35)

Russian0.1%(29)

Danish0%(16)

Swiss0%(16)

Ukrainian0%(15)

Serbian0%(13)

Arab0%(12)

Australian0%(11)

Nigerian0%(7)

West Indian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(6)

Greek0%(3)

Brazilian0%(2)

Canadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.7%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married33%(6,889)

Married53.2%(11,090)

Widowed3.8%(796)

Divorced10%(2,075)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(4,934)

Married53.4%(10,802)

Widowed11.8%(2,383)

Divorced10.4%(2,098)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.9%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 23.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% 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)16.7%(465)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(543)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.5%(1,125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,779 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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