Jacksonville, Florida Demographics Guide

Four Jacksonville demographics guides go deeper than this hub, and the table pairs each common population question with its headline number and the guide that covers it.

The metro area guide places the consolidated city inside the wider Northeast Florida commuter region; the Jacksonville vs. Duval County guide explains where the Beaches and Baldwin fit; the largest city by area guide covers the land that came with consolidation; and the population history guide follows the census counts. Last verified: October 14, 2026, on the U.S. Census Bureau, Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research and City of Jacksonville websites.

Jacksonville city had an estimated 977,670 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year release, and Florida's official April 1, 2025 estimate puts Jacksonville at 1,032,601 (Census DP05, Florida EDR).

The two numbers measure different things. The ACS figure is an average of survey years 2020 through 2024, so it trails the newest growth. The state estimate from the Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research is a point estimate for April 1, 2025, and it shows Jacksonville gaining 82,990 people since the 2020 Census (EDR 2025 estimates). The census counts themselves rose from 821,784 in 2010 to 949,611 in 2020 (2010 Census, 2020 Census), a ten-year gain of 127,827 people.

For a quotable single figure, the decennial count of 949,611 is the official 2020 benchmark for Jacksonville city, the ACS 977,670 is the right base for comparing ages, incomes and housing, and the EDR 1,032,601 is the most recent single-date estimate. The Jacksonville population history guide lays out the earlier census record.

Duval County includes four municipalities that are not part of the consolidated City of Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach, so the county total runs about 45,000 people above the city in the ACS (county DP05).

Duval County had 1,023,153 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, against 977,670 for Jacksonville city (Census, Census). The 2020 Census counted 995,567 people in Duval County (2020 Census). The City of Jacksonville dates the merged city and county government to 1968, and Mayor Donna Deegan is the 9th mayor since consolidation (City of Jacksonville).

The EDR table makes the point plainly: almost all of Duval County growth since 2020 landed inside the consolidated city, while the three Beaches cities added fewer than 500 people combined (Florida EDR). The Jacksonville vs. Duval County guide explains the boundaries in detail, and the largest city by area guide covers the 747.266 square miles of land that the Census Bureau assigns to Jacksonville city (Census Gazetteer).

Jacksonville is younger than its metro area, with a median age of 36.5 in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, 22.6 percent of residents under 18 and 14.9 percent aged 65 or older (Census DP05).

The city is racially diverse. Non-Hispanic White residents make up 46.8 percent of Jacksonville, non-Hispanic Black residents 29.3 percent, Hispanic or Latino residents of any race 12.6 percent and non-Hispanic Asian residents 5.0 percent (Census DP05). Duval County as a whole has a slightly older median age of 36.9 (county DP05).

Military ties show up in the numbers. Civilian veterans are 10.4 percent of Jacksonville adults, and 1.9 percent of residents 16 and over serve in the Armed Forces (Census DP02, Census DP03). The city's own financial report lists Naval Air Station Jacksonville as the largest employer in 2024 with 14,390 employees and Naval Station Mayport fourth with 10,600 (City of Jacksonville ACFR). Many residents arrived from elsewhere: 37.0 percent of Jacksonville residents were born in another U.S. state, and 16.7 percent of residents 5 and over speak a language other than English at home, Spanish for 8.4 percent (Census DP02).

One measure of newcomers: 3.2 percent of residents lived in a different state one year before the survey (Census DP02). Workers living in Jacksonville averaged 24.1 minutes to get to work (Census DP03), the same average as Duval County as a whole (county DP03).

The median Jacksonville household earned $69,872 in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, a little below the Duval County median of $71,277 (city DP03, county DP03).

Per capita income in Jacksonville is $38,879, and 14.5 percent of residents live below the poverty level (Census DP03). Of Jacksonville adults 25 and over, 33.2 percent hold at least a bachelor degree (Census DP02).

Jacksonville counts 394,370 households averaging 2.42 people each (Census DP02). Owners hold 57.6 percent of occupied Jacksonville homes, the median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,700, and median gross rent is $1,465 (Census DP04). Because the ACS averages five years, home values in this table lag the recent Duval County market.

New construction is a small slice of the Jacksonville housing stock. Of 430,825 housing units, 4.2 percent were built in 2020 or later and 11.2 percent between 2010 and 2019 (Census DP04). The rental vacancy rate stands at 7.9 percent (Census DP04), and 90.9 percent of Jacksonville households have a broadband internet subscription (Census DP02).

The Jacksonville, FL Metro Area had 1,683,960 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, so the consolidated city holds a little more than half of the metro population (Census DP05).

The metro median age is 39.3, older than the 36.5 of Jacksonville city (metro DP05, city DP05). Growth figures for the suburban counties, commuting and where new housing is going are in the Jacksonville metro area guide. Readers comparing the city with its neighbors should use one source and one year throughout: an ACS city figure set against an EDR county estimate mixes a five-year average with a single-day estimate.