Jacksonville, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

14,437

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

25.6

4.83% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.1%

16.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$51,814

9.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$185,500

Population & Diversity

Jacksonville, AL is home to a population of 14.4k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.08% of Jacksonville, AL residents were born outside of the country (301 people).

In 2024, there were 2.63 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.15k people) in Jacksonville, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 601 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Jacksonville, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jacksonville, AL was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.15k ± 670
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.48k ± 581
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
601 ± 303

5.62%

Hispanic Population

811 people

5.62% of the people in Jacksonville, AL are hispanic (811 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jacksonville, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

2.08%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

301 people

1.56%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

224 people

As of 2024, 2.08% of Jacksonville, AL residents (301 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jacksonville, AL was 1.56%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
395 ± 197
Gulf War (1990s)
203 ± 101
Gulf War (2001-)
140 ± 88

Jacksonville, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Jacksonville, AL.

Economy

The economy of Jacksonville, AL employs 6.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jacksonville, AL were Retail Trade (1,329 people), Educational Services (1,016 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (951 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($70,893), Wholesale Trade ($58,242), and Public Administration ($55,625).

Employment

Occupations

6.59k

2024 Value

± 795

−0.0606%

1 Year decline

± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville, AL declined at a rate of −0.0606%, from 6.6k employees to 6.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,137 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (708 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (669 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jacksonville, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.59k

2024 Value

± 795

−0.0606%

1 Year decline

± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville, AL declined at a rate of −0.0606%, from 6.6k employees to 6.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville, AL, are Retail Trade (1,329 people), Educational Services (1,016 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (951 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jacksonville, AL, though some of these residents may live in Jacksonville, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$25,781

Median earning men ± $6,550

$19,704

Median earning women ± $2,999

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($99,000), Public Administration ($72,156), and Wholesale Trade ($58,672).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,864), Manufacturing ($52,973), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($33,750).

Education

The student population of Jacksonville, AL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,967 male students and 5,988 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jacksonville, AL are White (1,282 and 67.7%), Black or African American (374 and 19.7%), Unknown (82 and 4.33%), and Hispanic or Latino (70 and 3.69%).

The largest universities in Jacksonville, AL by number of degrees awarded are Jacksonville State University (1,934 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jacksonville, AL are Registered Nursing (240 and 12.4%), Elementary Education & Teaching (132 and 6.83%), and General Business Administration & Management (129 and 6.67%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $10,440 for in-state students and $20,880 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Jacksonville, AL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 9,955 (39.8% men and 60.2% 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.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 9,955 students enrolled in Jacksonville, AL, 39.8% men and 60.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,068 records, of which 62.3% were women and 37.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
206 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
109 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
96 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Jacksonville, AL was Registered Nursing with 206 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Jacksonville State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,934 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Jacksonville State University with 1,934 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 659 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jacksonville, AL, which is 0.517 times less than the 1,275 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,282 degrees mean that there were 3.43 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 374 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($10,440) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,454) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($998) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jacksonville, AL was $185,500 in 2024, which is 0.558 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $179,600 to $185,500, a 3.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Jacksonville, AL is 50.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jacksonville, AL have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jacksonville, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$185,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,054

$2,501

Median Property Taxes

±$373

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, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

50.4%

Homeownership

2024

69.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.4% of the housing units in Jacksonville, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,814

Median Household Income

± $4,896

4.96k

Number of Households

± 552

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.96k households in Jacksonville, AL grew to $51,814 from the previous year's value of $47,146.

The following chart displays the households in Jacksonville, AL 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jacksonville, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Worked At Home (8.55%)
Carpooled (5.58%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Jacksonville, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.55%) and those who carpooled to work (5.58%).

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.

Commute Time

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville, AL have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.949% of the workforce in Jacksonville, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jacksonville, AL (2.71k out of 11.7k 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 Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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