The education level of Jacksonville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.24% of adults in Jacksonville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2022 was $20,924, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,696 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 39.29% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Jacksonville's cultural character, accounting for 16.02% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
