Jacksonville is a very large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 971,319 people and 206 associated neighborhoods, Jacksonville is the largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jacksonville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jacksonville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jacksonville who work in office and administrative support (13.23%), sales jobs (10.25%), and management occupations (10.00%). Also of interest is that Jacksonville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.12% 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. Jacksonville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The education level of Jacksonville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.98% of adults in Jacksonville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2022 was $35,870, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,480 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Jacksonville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
