Jacksonville

Population: 29,285
Median household income: $46,947
Median home value: $155,300

Jacksonville, a community in Pulaski County, Arkansas, has 29,285 residents. At $46,947, its median household income sits below Pulaski County's $60,385.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jacksonville's population grew 2.9% from 28,456 to 29,285, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $125,800 to $155,300.

The median gross rent is $913. 23.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,285
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,947
Median home value: $155,300
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 13,092
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,45629,285

Median household income

$48,727$46,947

Median home value

$125,800$155,300

Median gross rent

$819$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,456	$48,727	$125,800	$819
2020	28,442	$48,587	$126,900	$838
2021	29,385	$46,007	$134,500	$852
2022	29,332	$47,121	$148,600	$876
2023	29,285	$46,947	$155,300	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,067	7.1%
5 to 17	5,236	17.9%
18 to 24	3,641	12.4%
25 to 34	5,102	17.4%
35 to 44	3,620	12.4%
45 to 54	2,435	8.3%
55 to 64	3,647	12.5%
65 to 74	2,141	7.3%
75 and over	1,396	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,732	36.6%
Black or African American	13,656	46.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	418	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.2%
Two or more races	1,627	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,762	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,672	9.1%
High school graduate	6,050	33.0%
Some college or associate's	6,309	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,858	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,452	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,742	74.2%
Carpooled	1,840	14.0%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	270	2.1%
Bicycle	61	0.5%
Worked from home	1,044	8.0%
Other means	157	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,115	34.1%
15 to 29 min	4,354	36.0%
30 to 44 min	3,156	26.1%
45 to 59 min	128	1.1%
60+ min	325	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 19.3% (5,492 of 28,477)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,904	61.3%
Nonfamily households	4,366	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,270	86.1%
Vacant	1,822	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,573	49.4%
Renter-occupied	5,697	50.6%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,339	63.7%
1-unit, attached	680	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,337	10.2%
5 to 19 units	1,221	9.3%
20 or more units	570	4.4%
Mobile home & other	945	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0534750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 34.8805, -92.1306