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As of 2010, the per capita income of Jacksonville is $23,703, which is about the same as the state average of $24,272 and is lower than the national average of $26,059. Jacksonville median household income is $48,829, which has grown by 21.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 14.40% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Jacksonville residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 23.7 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, #413

Jacksonville, FL	23,703 USD
Florida	24,272 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville, FL	29,083 USD
Florida	26,045 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

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

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville, FL	32,287 USD
Florida	29,480 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

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

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville, FL	25,932 USD
Florida	23,165 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #373

Jacksonville, FL	45,584 USD
Florida	44,409 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jacksonville, FL	60,060 USD
Florida	61,877 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #402

Jacksonville, FL	21.12%
Florida	14.40%
U.S.	19.17%

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, FL		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.90%	$16,591, see rank	21.67%	$20,853	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	24.80%	$15,671, see rank	34.55%	$16,654	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	3.04%	$3,457, see rank	2.00%	$3,609	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	15.32%	$22,836, see rank	18.94%	$23,267	17.45%	$22,006

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

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

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jacksonville, FL	54,182 USD
Florida	53,093 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jacksonville, FL	71,286 USD
Florida	72,079 USD
U.S.	79,338 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 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jacksonville, FL	Florida	U.S.
White	$51,740, see rank	$46,806	$52,480
Black	$31,778, see rank	$32,299	$33,578
Hispanic	$42,463, see rank	$38,288	$40,165
Asian	$59,092, see rank	$56,376	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$49,875, see rank	$33,529	$35,062
One Race, Other	$43,583, see rank	$35,599	$38,230
Two or More Races	$24,917, see rank	$40,360	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jacksonville, FL	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$24,802, see rank	$23,640	$24,143
25 to 44	$45,887, see rank	$47,993	$54,024
45 to 64	$53,345, see rank	$52,102	$60,683
65 or over	$34,474, see rank	$35,024	$34,381

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

Employment Status

	Jacksonville, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	650,022	see rank	15,327,982	243,832,923
Male¹	311,500	47.92%, see rank	48.37%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	224,175	71.97%, see rank	65.00%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9,917	3.18%, see rank	0.61%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	214,258	68.78%, see rank	64.39%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	185,717	86.68%, see rank	85.77%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	28,541	13.32%, see rank	14.23%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	87,325	28.03%, see rank	35.00%	30.22%
Female¹	338,522	52.08%, see rank	51.63%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	209,406	61.86%, see rank	56.10%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,898	0.56%, see rank	0.12%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	207,508	61.30%, see rank	55.98%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	183,322	88.34%, see rank	87.60%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	24,186	11.66%, see rank	12.40%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	129,116	38.14%, see rank	43.90%	40.74%

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 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jacksonville, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	375,579	100%	7,865,975	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	306,421	81.59%, see rank	79.92%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	37,211	9.91%, see rank	9.63%	9.69%
Public Transportation	5,037	1.34%, see rank	2.05%	4.94%
Walked	6,700	1.78%, see rank	1.65%	2.77%
Other Means	3,664	0.98%, see rank	2.14%	1.70%
Worked at Home	16,546	4.41%, see rank	4.61%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jacksonville, FL	22.7 minutes
Florida	24.0 minutes
U.S.	23.7 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 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jacksonville, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	369,039	-	7,974,945	139,033,928
Male¹	185,717	50.32%, see rank	51.34%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	54,360	29.27%, see rank	30.77%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	28,981	15.60%, see rank	18.08%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43,019	23.16%, see rank	20.54%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	144	0.08%, see rank	1.18%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13,838	7.45%, see rank	9.43%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30,504	16.42%, see rank	13.58%	17.70%
Female¹	183,322	49.68%, see rank	48.66%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	64,605	35.24%, see rank	36.31%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	38,622	21.07%, see rank	22.86%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	71,620	39.07%, see rank	35.70%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	439	0.24%, see rank	0.31%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,416	4.05%, see rank	4.16%	5.67%

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, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	369,039	100%	7,974,945	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	672	0.18%, see rank	1.23%	1.90%
Construction	20,500	5.55%, see rank	6.56%	6.25%
Manufacturing	21,490	5.82%, see rank	5.47%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	10,496	2.84%, see rank	2.93%	2.83%
Retail Trade	49,708	13.47%, see rank	13.53%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	24,450	6.63%, see rank	5.13%	4.92%
Information	7,159	1.94%, see rank	2.00%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43,838	11.88%, see rank	7.65%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	39,798	10.78%, see rank	12.10%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	81,229	22.01%, see rank	21.36%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	31,155	8.44%, see rank	11.52%	9.25%
Public Administration	21,681	5.87%, see rank	4.99%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16,863	4.57%, see rank	5.52%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jacksonville, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	133,888	16.71%, see rank	16.53%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	24,118	12.23%, see rank	12.04%	11.28%

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