Jacksonville is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Jacksonville area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Jacksonville maintain a good economy.
Jacksonville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Jacksonville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.89% of adults in Jacksonville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2022 was $24,334, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,336 for a family of four. However, Jacksonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jacksonville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jacksonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jacksonville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
