Jacksonville vs McRae-Helena

A side-by-side comparison of Jacksonville and McRae-Helena: population, income, housing, and more.

Jacksonville and McRae-Helena are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McRae-Helena has the higher population (5,959 vs 130 in Jacksonville). McRae-Helena has the higher median household income ($51,296 vs $35,000 in Jacksonville). McRae-Helena has the higher median home value ($111,800 vs $47,900 in Jacksonville).

Population, income & housing

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
Population	130	5,959
Median age	42.1 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$35,000	$51,296
Median home value	$47,900	$111,800
Median gross rent	$967	$606
Housing units	57	1,774
Homeownership rate	85.3%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
Population	79 → 130 (+64.6%)	8,409 → 5,959 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $35,000 (+12.0%)	$28,155 → $51,296 (+82.2%)
Median home value	$37,000 → $47,900 (+29.5%)	$65,900 → $111,800 (+69.7%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $967 (+10.5%)	$596 → $606 (+1.7%)

Jacksonville

Population

79130

Median household income

$31,250$35,000

Median home value

$37,000$47,900

Median gross rent

$875$967

McRae-Helena

Population

8,4095,959

Median household income

$28,155$51,296

Median home value

$65,900$111,800

Median gross rent

$596$606

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
Under 5	1.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	30.0%	19.0%
18 to 24	1.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.4%	17.3%
35 to 44	6.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	6.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.6%
75 and over	22.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	42.6%
Black or African American	11.5%	37.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
No high school diploma	12.6%	25.0%
High school graduate	56.3%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
Drove alone	95.9%	89.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
1-unit, detached	94.7%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Jacksonville	McRae-Helena
Poverty rate	8.7%	37.7%
Average household size	3.82	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1972	1972