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Jacksonville, AL
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Jacksonville profile


Living in Jacksonville



Jacksonville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 14,432 people and five associated neighborhoods, Jacksonville is the 52nd largest community in Alabama.

Jacksonville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Jacksonville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.

Being a small city, Jacksonville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Jacksonville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.89% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2018 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.