Jacksonville is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Jacksonville is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
Jacksonville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
The overall education level of Jacksonville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.98% of adults in Jacksonville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2018 was $35,870, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,480 for a family of four. However, Jacksonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jacksonville is an extremely 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. Jacksonville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
