Jacksonville

Population & Demographics

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville is home to 977,670 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 456,228 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
977,670
people
Population

977,670 residents

Median age 36.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Jacksonville population & demographics

Who lives in Jacksonville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
977,670
Median age
36.5yrs
Median household income
$69,872
Median home value
$293,700
Median gross rent
$1,465/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.2%
Poverty rate
14.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Jacksonville

How Jacksonville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White46.8%
Black29.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.6%
Two or more races5.3%
Asian5.0%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Jacksonville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Jacksonville.

Jacksonville at a glance
Employed Residents
456,228
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
69.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Jacksonville Beach
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Jacksonville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Jacksonville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

60 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Jacksonville

456,228 commutes, one dot at a time

Jacksonville

Where 456,228 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Jacksonville, by worker count.

1Jacksonville0.0 mi316,452
2Jacksonville Beach15.6 mi7,117
3Orlando125.2 mi5,046
4Tampa168.7 mi4,528
5Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace10.7 mi3,904
6Palm Valley17.5 mi3,871
7Gainesville61.1 mi3,292
8Tallahassee156.6 mi3,210

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Jacksonville.

1Jacksonville0.0 mi316,452
2Oakleaf Plantation14.3 mi7,984
3Fruit Cove14.7 mi7,920
4Lakeside14.2 mi7,046
5Jacksonville Beach15.6 mi6,267
6Fleming Island15.8 mi5,639
7Nocatee20.3 mi4,197
8World Golf Village26.3 mi4,103

Top industries

The sectors that employ Jacksonville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.5%
FIFinance and Insurance9.9%
RTRetail Trade9.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing8.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.7%
COConstruction6.7%
MFManufacturing4.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Jacksonville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

14 providers · 5 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps28%
See all internet providers in Jacksonville

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