Jacksonville, AR

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2023 Population

29,285

0.16% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJohn Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

32.5

2.11% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

11,896

1.9% 1-year decline

About

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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.

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

Most people in Jacksonville, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Jacksonville, AR was 2 cars per household.

United States Arkansas Pulaski County, AR Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Faulkner & Lonoke Counties PUMA, AR Pulaski County (Outer)--North Little Rock, Sherwood & Jacksonville Cities PUMA, AR

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Jacksonville, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
62,018 ± 6,050 people
El Salvador
15,360 ± 3,035 people
India
9,985 ± 2,449 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 62,018 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,360 and India with 9,985.

Foreign-Born Population

4.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.28k people

4.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.23k people

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

Economy

The economy of Jacksonville, AR employs 11.9k people. The largest industries in Jacksonville, AR are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,365 people), Retail Trade (2,018 people), and Public Administration (952 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($63,208), Manufacturing ($53,176), and Finance & Insurance ($48,952).

Employment

Occupations

11.9k

2023 Value

± 1,169

−1.9%

1 Year decline

± 14.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,760 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,326 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (801 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jacksonville, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.9k

2023 Value

± 1,169

−1.9%

1 Year decline

± 14.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,365 people), Retail Trade (2,018 people), and Public Administration (952 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.

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

N/AJohn Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ATom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

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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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 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 Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Jacksonville, AR are White (63 and 70%), followed by 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 NaNk%) and Arthur's Beauty College (106494) (21 and NaNk%).

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

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).

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

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.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Welding Technology
69 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Jacksonville, AR was N/A with N/A 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.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Arkansas Welding Academy
69 degrees awarded
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.

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.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

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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.

Housing & Living

People in Jacksonville, AR have an average commute time of 19.9 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.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Jacksonville, AR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jacksonville, AR is from Arkansas.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.2%)
Carpooled (14%)
Worked At Home (7.96%)

In 2023, 74.2% of workers in Jacksonville, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (7.96%).

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

19.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville, AR have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.1% of the workforce in Jacksonville, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

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.

Health

85.7% of the population of Jacksonville, AR has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 24.5% on Medicaid, 6.47% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 7.81% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pulaski County, AR see 840 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.33% increase from the previous year (829 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 201 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pulaski County, AR

Primary care physicians in Pulaski County, AR see an average of 840 patients per year. This represents a 1.33% increase from the previous year (829 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.3%

Uninsured

31.1%

Employer Coverage

24.5%

Medicaid

6.47%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

7.81%

Military or VA

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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