Jacksonville, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
29,221
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.4
0.308% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
19.8%
2.42% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$49,666
5.79% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$163,400
5.22% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,857
0.328% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Jacksonville, AR 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.

97.2% of the residents in Jacksonville, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jacksonville, AR are Arkansas Welding Academy (69 degrees awarded in 2023) and Arthur's Beauty College (106494) (21 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Jacksonville, AR was $163,400, and the homeownership rate was 49.6%.

Most people in Jacksonville, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Jacksonville, AR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesArkansasPulaski County, ARLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARFaulkner & Lonoke Counties PUMA, ARPulaski County (Outer)--North Little Rock, Sherwood & Jacksonville Cities PUMA, AR

Population & Diversity

Jacksonville, AR is home to a population of 29.2k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.7% of Jacksonville, AR residents were born outside of the country (1.37k people).

In 2024, there were 1.37 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.1k people) in Jacksonville, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.3k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.65k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Jacksonville, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jacksonville, AR was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville, AR
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    14.1k ± 1.45k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.3k ± 1.23k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.65k ± 603
7.9%
Hispanic Population
2.31k people

In 2024, there were 1.37 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.1k people) in Jacksonville, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.3k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.65k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.9% of the people in Jacksonville, AR are hispanic (2.31k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.37k people
4.36%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.28k people

As of 2024, 4.7% of Jacksonville, AR residents (1.37k 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, AR was 4.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    755 ± 221
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    482 ± 168
  3. Vietnam
    410 ± 137

Jacksonville, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jacksonville, AR employs 11.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jacksonville, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,988 people), Retail Trade (1,828 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (1,028 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($97,582), Manufacturing ($53,260), and Finance & Insurance ($50,938).

Employment

Occupations

11.9k
2024 Value
± 1,141
−0.328%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville, AR declined at a rate of −0.328%, from 11.9k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,833 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,148 people), and Management Occupations (979 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jacksonville, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.9k
2024 Value
± 1,141
−0.328%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville, AR declined at a rate of −0.328%, from 11.9k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,988 people), Retail Trade (1,828 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (1,028 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jacksonville, AR, though some of these residents may live in Jacksonville, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,439
Median earning men ± $3,226
$35,460
Median earning women ± $3,748

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($82,023), Manufacturing ($56,625), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,714).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,778), Public Administration ($47,047), and Manufacturing ($42,885).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% 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 8.69%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Jacksonville, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

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 Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Jacksonville, AR awarded 90 degrees. The student population of Jacksonville, AR in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 68 male students and 53 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jacksonville, AR are White (63 and 70%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 12.2%), Black or African American (11 and 12.2%), and Two or More Races (3 and 3.33%).

The largest universities in Jacksonville, AR by number of degrees awarded are Arkansas Welding Academy (69 and 76.7%) and Arthur's Beauty College (106494) (21 and 23.3%).

The most popular majors in Jacksonville, AR are Welding Technology (69 and 76.7%), General Cosmetology (20 and 22.2%), and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (1 and 1.11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2021 in Jacksonville, AR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 61.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 121 (56.2% men and 43.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 121 students enrolled in Jacksonville, AR, 56.2% men and 43.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 82 records, of which 47.6% were women and 52.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Welding Technology
    69 degrees awarded
  2. General Cosmetology
    20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Jacksonville, AR was Welding Technology with 69 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Jacksonville, AR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Arkansas Welding Academy
    69 degrees awarded
  2. Arthur's Beauty College (106494)
    21 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Arkansas Welding Academy with 69 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 62 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jacksonville, AR, which is 2.21 times more than the 28 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 63 degrees mean that there were 5.73 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 11 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jacksonville, AR was $163,400 in 2024, which is 0.491 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,300 to $163,400, a 5.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Jacksonville, AR is 49.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jacksonville, AR have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jacksonville, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,351
$5,504
Median Property Taxes
±$661

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

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

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Rent vs Own

49.6%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.6% of the housing units in Jacksonville, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,666
Median Household Income
± $5,810
11.1k
Number of Households
± 1,031

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.1k households in Jacksonville, AR grew to $49,666 from the previous year's value of $46,947.

The following chart displays the households in Jacksonville, AR 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jacksonville, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.9%)
  2. Carpooled (13.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.83%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Jacksonville, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (7.83%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville, AR have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.546% of the workforce in Jacksonville, AR 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, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jacksonville, AR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jacksonville, AR (5.62k out of 28.5k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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Health

86.5% of the population of Jacksonville, AR has health coverage, with 32.9% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 6.01% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 6.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.7% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.5%
Uninsured
32.9%
Employer Coverage
24.2%
Medicaid
6.01%
Medicare
17.1%
Non-Group
6.33%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jacksonville, AR declined by 5.38% from 14.3% to 13.5%.

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

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