Jacksonville, FL

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

Jacksonville is the 12th largest city on this site, with a population of 977,670 and about 1,308 residents per square mile. The median household earns $69,872 a year, and the median home is worth $293,700.

Population

977,670

US Census ACS 2024

Median home value

$293,700

Owner-occupied units

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

747 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,308

People per square mile

Rank by population

#12

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

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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^%

Share of employed residents aged 16 and over, largest four of thirteen industries. Bars are scaled to the largest. US Census ACS 2024 5-year.

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

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

State of Florida

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Orange Blossom

State capital

Tallahassee

Nickname

The Sunshine State

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