Jacksonville is a very large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 971,319 people and 206 associated neighborhoods, Jacksonville is the largest community in Florida.
Also of interest is that Jacksonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Jacksonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.12% 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 noticeable about Jacksonville, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Jacksonville is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Jacksonville a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Jacksonville is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
One of the nice things about Jacksonville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy 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 2022 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.