Jacksonville.
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Arkansas·Pulaski County
8 tracts·29K people·$163K median·1,026/mi²
Black 48 · White 35 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 31 · Other 28
Health 26 · Retail 23 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 25 · Service 18 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Jacksonville is $163,400 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Jacksonville has 29,221 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.4; the population is 48.4% Black, 35.2% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 22.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.8% (Census ACS).
MURRELL TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (31%), BOBBY G LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (26%) and JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY (18%) lead the elementary schools; JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY (21%) and JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (12%) lead the middle schools; JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (11%) and JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL (9%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $930/month, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Jacksonville is $49,666 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Jacksonville, median rent is $930/month and the median home value is $163,400 (Census ACS).
Jacksonville reported 11.2 violent crimes and 42.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 53 inches; snowfall averages 4 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jacksonville are ice storm (99), tornado (98) and winter weather (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.41g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Jacksonville scores 8.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).