Jacksonville, TX

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2022 Population
14,104
0.535% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
28.2
7.24% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
23.7%
6.81% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$49,750
12.5% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$111,500
16.4% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
5,689
0.35% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Jacksonville, TX had a population of 14.1k people with a median age of 28.2 and a median household income of $49,750. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Jacksonville, TX grew from 14,029 to 14,104, a 0.535% increase and its median household income grew from $44,223 to $49,750, a 12.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (40.4%), White (Hispanic) (21.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (17.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.86%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.05%).

None of the households in Jacksonville, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.1% of the residents in Jacksonville, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jacksonville, TX are Jacksonville College-Main Campus (74 degrees awarded in 2022) and Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary (17 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Jacksonville, TX was $111,500, and the homeownership rate was 59.3%.

Most people in Jacksonville, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jacksonville, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Jacksonville, TX is home to a population of 14.1k people, from which 87.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 16% of Jacksonville, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.26k people).

In 2022, there were 1.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.69k people) in Jacksonville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.97k White (Hispanic) and 2.49k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.1%
2022 Citizenship
85.9%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 87.1% of Jacksonville, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Jacksonville, TX was 85.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.69k ± 590
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.97k ± 704
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.49k ± 502
39.3%
Hispanic Population
5.54k people

In 2022, there were 1.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.69k people) in Jacksonville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.97k White (Hispanic) and 2.49k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

39.3% of the people in Jacksonville, TX are hispanic (5.54k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
  2. India
    305,649 ± 13,502 people
  3. El Salvador
    224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

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Foreign-Born Population

16%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.26k people
18.2%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
2.56k people

As of 2022, 16% of Jacksonville, TX residents (2.26k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jacksonville, TX was 18.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    195 ± 118
  2. Vietnam
    73 ± 52
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    63 ± 57

Jacksonville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jacksonville, TX employs 5.69k people. The largest industries in Jacksonville, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,027 people), Manufacturing (841 people), and Educational Services (772 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,750), Other Services Except Public Administration ($56,500), and Public Administration ($51,567).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

5.69k
2022 Value
± 663
−0.35%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jacksonville, TX declined at a rate of −0.35%, from 5.71k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville, TX, are Production Occupations (666 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (582 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (567 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jacksonville, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

5.69k
2022 Value
± 663
−0.35%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jacksonville, TX declined at a rate of −0.35%, from 5.71k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,027 people), Manufacturing (841 people), and Educational Services (772 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jacksonville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Jacksonville, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,014
Median earning men ± $4,698
$26,325
Median earning women ± $2,105

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($90,425), Public Administration ($61,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($61,250), Public Administration ($51,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,795).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% 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 9.63%.

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

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

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

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 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 Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Jacksonville, TX awarded 91 degrees. The student population of Jacksonville, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 287 male students and 288 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jacksonville, TX are White (27 and 30.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (23 and 26.1%), Black or African American (15 and 17%), and Unknown (15 and 17%).

The largest universities in Jacksonville, TX by number of degrees awarded are Jacksonville College-Main Campus (74 and 81.3%) and Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary (17 and 18.7%).

The most popular majors in Jacksonville, TX are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (74 and 81.3%) and Other Theology & Religious Vocations (17 and 18.7%).

The median tuition cost in Jacksonville, TX for private four year colleges is $8,550.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Jacksonville, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 575 (49.9% men and 50.1% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 575 students enrolled in Jacksonville, TX, 49.9% men and 50.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 191 records, of which 60.2% were women and 39.8% men.

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Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Jacksonville, TX was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 74 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 74 degrees awarded
  2. 17 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Jacksonville College-Main Campus with 74 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 50 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jacksonville, TX, which is 1.22 times more than the 41 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 27 degrees mean that there were 1.17 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 23 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($8,550) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($2,110) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jacksonville, TX was $111,500 in 2022, which is 0.396 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $95,800 to $111,500, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Jacksonville, TX is 59.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Jacksonville, TX have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jacksonville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jacksonville, TX is $49,750. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Jacksonville, TX was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $51,731, followed by Census Tract 9507 and Census Tract 9504, with respective values of $46,667 and $38,381.

Property

$111,500
Median Property Value 2022
±$16,857
$2,719
Median Property Taxes
±$438

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

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Rent vs Own

59.3%
Homeownership
2022
62.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 59.3% of the housing units in Jacksonville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.4%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9506
  2. Census Tract 9507
  3. Census Tract 9504

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jacksonville, TX was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $51,731, followed by Census Tract 9507 and Census Tract 9504, with respective values of $46,667 and $38,381.

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,750
Median Household Income
± $8,741
4.58k
Number of Households
± 536

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.58k households in Jacksonville, TX grew to $49,750 from the previous year's value of $44,223.

The following chart displays the households in Jacksonville, TX 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jacksonville, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (77.3%)
  2. Carpooled (16.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.92%)

In 2022, 77.3% of workers in Jacksonville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.4%) and those who worked at home (3.92%).

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Commute Time

24.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville, TX have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.41% of the workforce in Jacksonville, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

23.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jacksonville, TX (3.2k out of 13.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jacksonville, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

75.5% of the population of Jacksonville, TX has health coverage, with 29.9% on employee plans, 25.6% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 7.63% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, TX see 2403 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.418% increase from the previous year (2393 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2689 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1002 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,403 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cherokee County, TX

Primary care physicians in Cherokee County, TX see an average of 2,403 patients per year. This represents a 0.418% increase from the previous year (2,393 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.6% under 18 years, 23.8% between 18 and 34 years, 29.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.7% were men and 56.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

24.5%
Uninsured
29.9%
Employer Coverage
25.6%
Medicaid
11.2%
Medicare
7.63%
Non-Group
1.1%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jacksonville, TX grew by 0.0861% from 24.5% to 24.5%.

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