Jacksonville, FL | Data USA (2024)

The largest universities in Jacksonville, FL are Florida State College at Jacksonville (7,124 degrees awarded in 2022), University of North Florida (4,847 degrees), and Jacksonville University (1,413 degrees).

Jacksonville, FL borders Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, Lake City, FL, Palatka, FL, St. Marys, GA, and Waycross, GA.

As of 2022, 96% of Jacksonville, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Jacksonville, FL was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jacksonville, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2022, there were 2.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (976k people) in Jacksonville, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 335k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 66.4k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.99% of the people in Jacksonville, FL are hispanic (161k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jacksonville, FL as a share of the total population.

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

As of 2022, 9.87% of Jacksonville, FL residents (159k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jacksonville, FL was 9.76%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jacksonville, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Jacksonville, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jacksonville, FL grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 749k employees to 770k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (97,285 people), Management Occupations (89,594 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (84,303 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jacksonville, FL.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jacksonville, FL grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 749k employees to 770k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (104,278 people), Retail Trade (93,267 people), and Finance & Insurance (65,624 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jacksonville, FL, though some of these residents may live in Jacksonville, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,448), Manufacturing ($62,897), and Public Administration ($61,567).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,349), Information ($48,695), and Public Administration ($46,940).

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

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The largest universities in Jacksonville, FL by number of degrees awarded are Florida State College at Jacksonville (7,124 and 39.4%), University of North Florida (4,847 and 26.8%), and Jacksonville University (1,413 and 7.81%).

The most popular majors in Jacksonville, FL are (2,475 and 13.7%), Registered Nursing (1,406 and 7.77%), and (985 and 5.44%).

In 2022 in Jacksonville, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 16.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 49,949 (38.3% men and 61.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

In 2022 there were 49,949 students enrolled in Jacksonville, FL, 38.3% men and 61.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 24,710 records, of which 59.6% were women and 40.4% men.

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Jacksonville, FL was General Business with 331 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Jacksonville, FL according to their major.

In 2022, 7,257 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jacksonville, FL, which is 0.669 times less than the 10,842 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 9,370 degrees mean that there were 2.31 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 4,052 degrees awarded.

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

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Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($18,900) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,265) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jacksonville, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jacksonville, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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In 2022, 65.8% of the housing units in Jacksonville, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jacksonville, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jacksonville, FL was St. Johns County, FL with a value of $100,020, followed by Santa Rosa County, FL and Nassau County, FL, with respective values of $84,715 and $84,085.

The following map shows all of the counties in Jacksonville, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

In 2022, the median household income of the 623k households in Jacksonville, FL grew to $73,194 from the previous year's value of $66,664.

The following chart displays the households in Jacksonville, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2022, 74.5% of workers in Jacksonville, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville, FL have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.62% of the workforce in Jacksonville, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jacksonville, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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The following chart displays the households in Jacksonville, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jacksonville, FL have 2 cars.

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jacksonville, FL (190k out of 1.58M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jacksonville, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,376 patients per year. This represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1,372 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jacksonville, FL declined by 4.18% from 10.7% to 10.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jacksonville, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.