City safety & data profile

JacksonvilleFL

Jacksonville, FL is a 1.0M-resident city in Duval County with a median household income of $69,872.

Duval County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Jacksonville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Jacksonville has a population larger than 99% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $293,700, and 9 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

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Data updated 2026-09-03

1.0M
Population (place): Top 1%
By size: $69,872
Median income (place): $293,700
Median home (place): 14.5%
Poverty rate (place)

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The read on Jacksonville

Jacksonville posts a median household income higher than 37% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 9 hospitals serve the Jacksonville area.

Bottom 38%
by median income, US cities: 9
hospitals in & near Jacksonville

Where Jacksonville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$69,872 Bottom 37% higher than 37% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Jacksonville

1,009,833
Miami

487,014
Tampa

414,547
Orlando

334,854
St. Petersburg

257,083
Hialeah

237,069
Tallahassee

201,731
Fort Lauderd…

183,146
Cape Coral

175,229
Pembroke Pines

166,611

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Pinecrest

$206,417
Parkland

$198,669
Lake Butler

$182,500
Key Biscayne

$181,505
Keystone

$161,056
Naples

$153,182
Miami Shores

$144,050
Palmetto Bay

$142,447
Fruit Cove

$141,863
Weston

$139,825

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

The quick read

Reading Jacksonville, FL beyond the headline numbers

Jacksonville sits inside Duval County, Florida, at roughly 30.33°N, -81.66°W. Population 1,009,833, $69,872 median household income. Median home value $293,700, median rent $1,465. Poverty rate 14.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

9 hospitals in/around Jacksonville, 3.7/5 avg rating, 6 with an ER.

Poverty in Jacksonville, FL stands at 14.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Jacksonville runs about 4.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

15.5% of Jacksonville workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 43.2% in Jacksonville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Jacksonville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)

1,009,833

Jacksonville · Census Place

Median Income (place)

$69,872

-22% vs avg

Median Home Value (place)

$293,700

-29% vs avg

Median Age (place)

36.5

years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Duval County): Jacksonville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024

Population

1.0M+17%

Median Income

$71,277+48%

Median Home Value

$303,500+100%

Poverty Rate

14.1%-17%

Unemployment

4.3%-62%

Economics

Economics indicators for Jacksonville, FL
Indicator	Value
Median Rent	$1,465/mo
Poverty Rate	14.5% +17% vs avg
Unemployment	4.4%
Bachelor's Degree+	33.2%
Work From Home	15.5%
Public Transit	1%

Population

White 49.4%

African American 29.8%

Asian 5.1%

Two or More Ethnicities 3.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration

43.2%

High Blood Pressure

35.7%

Obesity

34.8%

Physical Inactivity

27.9%

Frequent Mental Distress

18.8%

Binge Drinking

15.2%

Current Smoking

14.8%

Frequent Physical Distress

14.5%

Lack of Health Insurance

13.9%

Diabetes

13.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53.9%

Annual Checkup 76.3%

Other Measures

Current Asthma

10.5%

Coronary Heart Disease

6.4%

Stroke

3.7%

Hospitals 9 total

Rating Distribution

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Average Rating

3.7/5

Total Hospitals

With ER

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