Jacksonville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 29,130 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Jacksonville is the 16th largest community in Arkansas.

Jacksonville is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Jacksonville, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The population of Jacksonville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Jacksonville, 24.92% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2022 was $28,440, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,760 for a family of four. However, Jacksonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jacksonville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jacksonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jacksonville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include Irish, German, English, African, and European.

The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.