Jacksonville Beach, FL

Census Place

2024 Population

23,654

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.1

4.77% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.8%

16.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$120,698

4.21% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Jacksonville Beach, FL is home to a population of 23.7k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.36% of Jacksonville Beach, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.27k people).

In 2024, there were 27.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.3k people) in Jacksonville Beach, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 749 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 641 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Jacksonville Beach, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jacksonville Beach, FL was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville Beach, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.3k ± 681
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
749 ± 344
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
641 ± 323

4.78%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

4.78% of the people in Jacksonville Beach, FL are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jacksonville Beach, FL 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 Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
Haiti
364,479 ± 14,701 people
Colombia
327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

Foreign-Born Population

5.36%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.27k people

5.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.24k people

As of 2024, 5.36% of Jacksonville Beach, FL residents (1.27k 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 Beach, FL was 5.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
590 ± 176
Gulf War (2001-)
415 ± 196
Gulf War (1990s)
395 ± 172

Jacksonville Beach, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Jacksonville Beach, FL employs 13.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jacksonville Beach, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,041 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,721 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,419 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($158,750), Information ($137,727), and Finance & Insurance ($110,278).

Employment

Occupations

13.4k

2024 Value

± 1,113

−1.5%

1 Year decline

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville Beach, FL declined at a rate of −1.5%, from 13.6k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville Beach, FL, are Management Occupations (2,829 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,609 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,356 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jacksonville Beach, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.4k

2024 Value

± 1,113

−1.5%

1 Year decline

± 11.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville Beach, FL declined at a rate of −1.5%, from 13.6k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville Beach, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,041 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,721 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,419 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jacksonville Beach, FL, though some of these residents may live in Jacksonville Beach, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$77,527

Median earning men ± $14,085

$55,617

Median earning women ± $3,481

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($139,545), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($126,838), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,661).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($120,219), Manufacturing ($101,538), and Information ($84,219).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jacksonville Beach, FL was $575,800 in 2024, which is 1.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $523,600 to $575,800, a 9.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Jacksonville Beach, FL is 68.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jacksonville Beach, FL have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jacksonville Beach, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$575,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,007

$7,602

Median Property Taxes

±$760

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 Beach, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.8%

Homeownership

2024

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.8% of the housing units in Jacksonville Beach, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jacksonville Beach, FL 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.

$120,698

Median Household Income

± $16,648

11k

Number of Households

± 892

In 2024, the median household income of the 11k households in Jacksonville Beach, FL grew to $120,698 from the previous year's value of $115,825.

The following chart displays the households in Jacksonville Beach, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jacksonville Beach, FL is from Florida.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.3%)
Worked At Home (26.4%)
Carpooled (4.35%)

In 2024, 64.3% of workers in Jacksonville Beach, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.4%) and those who carpooled to work (4.35%).

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

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville Beach, FL have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.23% of the workforce in Jacksonville Beach, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jacksonville Beach, FL (1.12k out of 23.4k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jacksonville Beach, 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.

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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