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Jacksonville, NC
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Living in Jacksonville



Jacksonville is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 70,420 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Jacksonville is the 14th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Jacksonville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Jacksonville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Jacksonville, where the median household income is $50,185.00.

Jacksonville is a military town: the armed forces employs 25.20% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Accommodation and Retail are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 16.17% and 15.07% of the civilian workforce respectively.

A relatively large number of people in Jacksonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Jacksonville is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Jacksonville a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One of the benefits of Jacksonville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Jacksonville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.71% of adults in Jacksonville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2018 was $26,808, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,232 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 19.24% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.