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Living in Jacksonville

Jacksonville is a city in the United States, with a population of 14,437 in July 2026. The city had 2 schools in 2026. Median gross rent was US$820 per month, while the median home value was US$185,500 in July 2026. There were 200 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1928 sources

Population14,400people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary1,511EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent720.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate7.48%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,268offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 43% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.69µg/m³country median 7.0 — 10% aboveOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

More recorded crime than 69% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 68% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Jacksonville?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 50.4%, and the vacancy rate was 11.7% in July 2026. 44.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Jacksonville recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Utilities, 85 m² flat€176
Internet, 60 Mbps€59
Transport pass€55
Mobile plan, 10 GB€51

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited59.38 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/jacksonville-al/28Community estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB51.2 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/jacksonville-al/28Community estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass54.94 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/jacksonville-al/28Community estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home175.6 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/jacksonville-al/28Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$820/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent44.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)11.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)781.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent720.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes322 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is Jacksonville a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student54%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–64%
Family55%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–64%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 330 of 14,400 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$51,814 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Jacksonville is 7.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income51,814 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband76.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription89.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription4.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet6.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet5.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary1,511 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,154 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov21Official
Average net monthly salary3,488 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/us/jacksonville-al/28Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate7.48 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Jacksonville?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,154 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,371of €2,493 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,493
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €782
Public transport pass€55 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31− €55
Utilities, 85 m²€176 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31− €176
Internet€59 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31− €59
Mobile plan€51 · market price · Numbeo city cost-of-living page · 2026-08-31− €51
Left over€1,371
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Jacksonville Salary needed to live in Jacksonville

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jacksonville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jacksonville. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher89.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools2 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official
School enrolment, share of residents43.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio3 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents200 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,587 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jacksonville when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesJacksonville highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Jacksonville highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Jacksonville4,911
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,268 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Recorded violent crimes92 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time19.98 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work2.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportANB3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport27 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jacksonville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Jacksonville.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Jacksonville is 7.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.69 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202411Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.83 · Feb 14.22 · Mar 18.67 · Apr 23 · May 26.61 · Jun 29.61 · Jul 31.39 · Aug 31.06 · Sep 28.61 · Oct 23.61 · Nov 17.78 · Dec 13.17 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00013775 (HEFLIN)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.28 · Feb 0.333 · Mar 3.78 · Apr 7.72 · May 12.72 · Jun 17.28 · Jul 19.39 · Aug 18.94 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 8.83 · Nov 2.94 · Dec 0.389 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00013775 (HEFLIN)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.28 · Feb 7.28 · Mar 11.22 · Apr 15.33 · May 19.67 · Jun 23.44 · Jul 25.39 · Aug 25 · Sep 22.06 · Oct 16.22 · Nov 10.33 · Dec 6.78 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 141.7 · Feb 148.6 · Mar 142.2 · Apr 122.7 · May 118.6 · Jun 116.3 · Jul 136.9 · Aug 110.7 · Sep 84.58 · Oct 85.34 · Nov 114.6 · Dec 135.9 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00013775 (HEFLIN)18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading28.6 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean9.79 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites1 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation1,220 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature25.96 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature17.18 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature9.68 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±5.1 °C, Werl (Germany) ±5.4 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±5.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±5.7 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±5.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 330 is not 1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.01 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents330 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density509.7 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population14,400 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official
Population covered by crime statistics14,741 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value185,500 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes50.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate56.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad2.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents1.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage59.54 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage74.9 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance9.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher31.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available91.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over6,220 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home8.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans78.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Jacksonville

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Glencoe as a Jacksonville alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €2,979 Glencoe vs €1,511 Jacksonville+97%
  • Unemployment: 3.2% Glencoe vs 7.5% Jacksonville−57%
  • Foreign residents: 0.2% Glencoe vs 1.0% Jacksonville−82%
  • Residents: 5,426 Glencoe vs 14,400 Jacksonville−62%
  • Nearest airport: 15.0 km Glencoe vs 27.0 km Jacksonville−44%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.7 µg/m³ Glencoe vs 7.7 µg/m³ Jacksonville+13%

Plainfield as a Jacksonville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 894 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €1,511 Jacksonville+220%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.0% Jacksonville+504%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 14,400 Jacksonville+248%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 2,268 Jacksonville−67%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 7.5% Jacksonville−50%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,154 Jacksonville+28%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 27.0 km Jacksonville−67%

Cities near Jacksonville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Saks 14.3 km away
Rent
829.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,448 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Jacksonville?

The median gross salary is 3,154 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Jacksonville?

The unemployment rate is 7.48 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Jacksonville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.69 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Jacksonville?

Police recorded 2,268 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Jacksonville?

The published population is 14,400 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Jacksonville?

330 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Jacksonville a good place to live?

Jacksonville may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Jacksonville?

Saks, Anniston, Glencoe are near Jacksonville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Jacksonville (Alabama), United States: population, rent},
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  2. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  3. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
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