Jacksonville

Population: 14,345
Median household income: $47,146
Median home value: $179,600

Jacksonville is a community in Calhoun County, Alabama, home to 14,345 residents. At $47,146, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $55,826.

From 2019 to 2023, Jacksonville's population grew 13.4% from 12,651 to 14,345, while its median home value rose 21.4% from $147,900 to $179,600.

The median gross rent is $794. 31.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,345
Median age: 26.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,146
Median home value: $179,600
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 5,829
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,65114,345

Median household income

$41,268$47,146

Median home value

$147,900$179,600

Median gross rent

$644$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,651	$41,268	$147,900	$644
2020	12,796	$41,530	$150,000	$634
2021	13,076	$41,920	$148,400	$668
2022	14,227	$46,451	$174,200	$752
2023	14,345	$47,146	$179,600	$794

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 2433.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	498	3.5%
5 to 17	1,469	10.2%
18 to 24	4,766	33.2%
25 to 34	1,770	12.3%
35 to 44	1,587	11.1%
45 to 54	883	6.2%
55 to 64	1,643	11.5%
65 to 74	994	6.9%
75 and over	735	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,518	66.4%
Black or African American	3,154	22.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.3%
Asian	184	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	37	0.3%
Two or more races	604	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	785	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	752	9.9%
High school graduate	2,528	33.2%
Some college or associate's	1,925	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,352	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,055	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,523	86.3%
Carpooled	352	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	465	7.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,487	41.9%
15 to 29 min	1,795	30.2%
30 to 44 min	1,169	19.7%
45 to 59 min	143	2.4%
60+ min	343	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 27.6% (3,293 of 11,913)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,577	49.1%
Nonfamily households	2,667	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,244	90.0%
Vacant	585	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,658	50.7%
Renter-occupied	2,586	49.3%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units11.8%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,450	59.2%
1-unit, attached	168	2.9%
2 to 4 units	686	11.8%
5 to 19 units	931	16.0%
20 or more units	301	5.2%
Mobile home & other	293	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0138272
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.8101, -85.7552