Population

1,017,689

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$293,700

Owner-occupied units

Jacksonville, FL

Florida · 30.337° N, 81.662° W · 747 sq mi

Jacksonville is the 11th largest city on this site, with a population of 1,017,689 and about 1,362 residents per square mile. The median household earns $69,872 a year, and the median home is worth $293,700.

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Size & density

Land area

747 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,362

People per square mile

Rank by population

#11

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$69,872

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,465

Per month

Homeownership

57.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.1 min

One way

People

Median age

36.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

33.2%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.5%

Households

394,370

2.42 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 27^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 182^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 0^/yr

Days above 90° 42^/yr

Below freezing 2^/yr

Annual rainfall 48.6ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 90°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 46°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.6^%

Professional & business services 12.8^%

Retail trade 12.7^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 11.2^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

Compare Jacksonville with

Cities near Jacksonville

Gainesville, FL61 mi · 148,671
Palm Coast, FL61 mi · 109,886
Ocala, FL85 mi · 71,753
Daytona Beach, FL86 mi · 88,471
Port Orange, FL93 mi · 66,395
The Villages, FL101 mi · 83,498
Deltona, FL103 mi · 100,267
Valdosta, GA103 mi · 56,186

Cities about the same size

Wealthiest person in Florida

Name

Jeff Bezos

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$206B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Miami

Source of wealth

Amazon

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Florida · private sector

Employer

Publix Super Markets

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Florida

Company

TD Synnex

Revenue

$58.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Clearwater

Ticker

SNX