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Jacksonville Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Jacksonville Area is $13,276, which is much lower than the state average of $26,551 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Jacksonville Area median household income is $26,624. On average Jacksonville Area residents spend 29.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #522

Jacksonville Area	13,276 USD
Florida	26,551 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	16,656 USD
Florida	27,288 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	22,276 USD
Florida	31,533 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	14,599 USD
Florida	23,837 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #510

Jacksonville Area	26,624 USD
Florida	47,661 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	36,007 USD
Florida	66,323 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jacksonville Area		-14.61%
Florida		14.40%
U.S.		19.17%

*The Jacksonville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Florida and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jacksonville Area		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.92%	$4,479, see rank	23.83%	$21,582	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	41.60%	$10,292, see rank	33.18%	$15,935	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	4.72%	$3,163, see rank	1.49%	$3,227	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	6.64%	$6,229, see rank	19.12%	$22,868	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	35,042 USD
Florida	57,204 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	43,152 USD
Florida	77,033 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
White	$26,613, see rank	$50,316	$54,999
Hispanic	$26,613, see rank	$41,758	$41,534
One Race, Other	$32,625, see rank	$41,983	$40,847

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
25 to 44	$46,290, see rank	$52,746	$57,132
45 to 64	$26,859, see rank	$56,673	$63,398
65 or over	$12,606, see rank	$34,987	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jacksonville Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,367	see rank	14,988,197	238,733,844
Male¹	1,383	41.08%, see rank	48.35%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	854	61.75%, see rank	66.66%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	854	61.75%, see rank	65.97%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	838	98.13%, see rank	90.87%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16	1.87%, see rank	9.13%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	529	38.25%, see rank	33.34%	29.08%
Female¹	1,984	58.92%, see rank	51.65%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,005	50.66%, see rank	56.28%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,005	50.66%, see rank	56.16%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	996	99.10%, see rank	91.38%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9	0.90%, see rank	8.62%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	979	49.34%, see rank	43.72%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jacksonville Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,822	100%	8,165,401	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,296	71.13%, see rank	79.44%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	162	8.89%, see rank	10.39%	10.35%
Public Transportation	199	10.92%, see rank	1.96%	4.94%
Walked	14	0.77%, see rank	1.62%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	2.20%	1.72%
Worked at Home	151	8.29%, see rank	4.38%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jacksonville Area	29.6 minutes
Florida	25.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jacksonville Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,834	-	8,317,203	141,833,331
Male¹	838	45.69%, see rank	52.23%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72	8.59%, see rank	30.06%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	216	25.78%, see rank	16.71%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43	5.13%, see rank	20.21%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31	3.70%, see rank	1.03%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	273	32.58%, see rank	11.85%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	104	12.41%, see rank	13.62%	18.08%
Female¹	996	54.31%, see rank	47.77%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	165	16.57%, see rank	35.80%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	432	43.37%, see rank	21.57%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	289	29.02%, see rank	37.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	110	11.04%, see rank	4.33%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jacksonville Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,834	100%	8,317,203	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	1.10%	1.86%
Construction	277	15.10%, see rank	8.56%	7.13%
Manufacturing	170	9.27%, see rank	5.76%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	21	1.15%, see rank	3.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	178	9.71%, see rank	13.05%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	138	7.52%, see rank	5.17%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.27%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10	0.55%, see rank	8.16%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	206	11.23%, see rank	11.84%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	353	19.25%, see rank	19.88%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	91	4.96%, see rank	10.90%	8.86%
Public Administration	42	2.29%, see rank	4.84%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	348	18.97%, see rank	5.26%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jacksonville Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,009	26.01%, see rank	13.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	231	26.46%, see rank	9.88%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.