Jacksonville, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
14,325
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.1
8.81% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
26.5%
8.53% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$51,375
1.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$119,800
0.828% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
5,977
4.49% 1-year growth

About

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.

88.6% of the residents in Jacksonville, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jacksonville, TX are Jacksonville College-Main Campus (52 degrees awarded in 2023) and Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary (19 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Jacksonville, TX was $119,800, and the homeownership rate was 60.8%.

Most people in Jacksonville, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Jacksonville, TX was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTexasCherokee County, TXJacksonville, TXEast Texas COG (Southeast)--Rusk, Cherokee & Panola Counties PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Jacksonville, TX is home to a population of 14.3k people, from which 88.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 14% of Jacksonville, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.01k people).

In 2024, there were 2.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.87k people) in Jacksonville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.92k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.34k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.6%
2024 Citizenship
89.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.6% of Jacksonville, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jacksonville, TX was 89.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.87k ± 641
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.92k ± 436
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.34k ± 602
35.5%
Hispanic Population
5.08k people

In 2024, there were 2.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.87k people) in Jacksonville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.92k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.34k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

35.5% of the people in Jacksonville, TX are hispanic (5.08k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jacksonville, TX 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 Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

14%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.01k people
13.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.95k people

As of 2024, 14% of Jacksonville, TX residents (2.01k 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, TX was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    165 ± 100
  2. Vietnam
    118 ± 79
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    33 ± 42

Jacksonville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jacksonville, TX employs 5.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jacksonville, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,041 people), Manufacturing (1,015 people), and Educational Services (672 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($70,921), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,548), and Educational Services ($42,209).

Employment

Occupations

5.98k
2024 Value
± 633
4.49%
1 Year growth
± 15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville, TX grew at a rate of 4.49%, from 5.72k employees to 5.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville, TX, are Production Occupations (724 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (696 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (492 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.98k
2024 Value
± 633
4.49%
1 Year growth
± 15%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jacksonville, TX grew at a rate of 4.49%, from 5.72k employees to 5.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,041 people), Manufacturing (1,015 people), and Educational Services (672 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

$35,788
Median earning men ± $3,131
$30,930
Median earning women ± $2,010

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,711), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,688), and Wholesale Trade ($45,039).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,371), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,445), and Manufacturing ($32,609).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Jacksonville, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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

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Senator Elections

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Jacksonville, TX awarded 71 degrees. The student population of Jacksonville, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 298 male students and 306 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jacksonville, TX are White (27 and 39.1%), Hispanic or Latino (15 and 21.7%), Black or African American (12 and 17.4%), and Unknown (9 and 13%).

The largest universities in Jacksonville, TX by number of degrees awarded are Jacksonville College-Main Campus (52 and 73.2%) and Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary (19 and 26.8%).

The most popular majors in Jacksonville, TX are Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (52 and 73.2%) and Other Theology & Religious Vocations (19 and 26.8%).

The median tuition cost in Jacksonville, TX for private four year colleges is $9,750.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Jacksonville, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 23.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 604 (49.3% men and 50.7% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 604 students enrolled in Jacksonville, TX, 49.3% men and 50.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 199 records, of which 59.3% were women and 40.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
Most Common
52 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Jacksonville, TX was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 52 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. Jacksonville College-Main Campus
    52 degrees awarded
  2. Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary
    19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Jacksonville College-Main Campus with 52 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 41 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jacksonville, TX, which is 1.37 times more than the 30 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 27 degrees mean that there were 1.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 15 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($9,750) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($2,550) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jacksonville, TX was $119,800 in 2024, which is 0.36 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,800 to $119,800, a 0.828% decrease. The homeownership rate in Jacksonville, TX is 60.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jacksonville, TX have an average commute time of 23.5 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.

Housing

Property

$119,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,697
$2,923
Median Property Taxes
±$426

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

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

60.8%
Homeownership
2024
65.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.8% of the housing units in Jacksonville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

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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.
$51,375
Median Household Income
± $5,504
4.81k
Number of Households
± 564

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.81k households in Jacksonville, TX grew to $51,375 from the previous year's value of $50,469.

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.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.2%)
  2. Carpooled (11.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.87%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Jacksonville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.5%) and those who worked at home (5.87%).

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

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville, TX have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.28% 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

Poverty & Diversity

26.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jacksonville, TX (3.7k out of 14k 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 35 - 44, 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 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.

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Health

78% of the population of Jacksonville, TX has health coverage, with 27.2% on employee plans, 23% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 22.8% between 18 and 34 years, 32.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

22%
Uninsured
27.2%
Employer Coverage
23%
Medicaid
13%
Medicare
13.7%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jacksonville, TX declined by 9.59% from 24.3% to 22%.

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

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