Did you know that around 20,000 homes occupied in Jacksonville were built before 1939? Or that 89% of Jaxsons have at least a high school degree?
There are all kinds of interesting things you can learn about Jacksonville – or any city – by looking at data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. And much of that data is available to the public, free of charge.
Reading census data can tell you a lot about a city’s residents – what kind of housing they live in, where they’re originally from, how much money they make, and so much more.
Here are just a few interesting statistics about Jacksonville that are readily available through the Census Bureau – and some thoughts on what they tell us about our city and its residents. All data is accurate up to 2017 – so while the exact numbers have probably changed a bit by now, it still provides a fairly up-to-date portrait of the city’s demographics.
Unlike some other big cities’ residents, Jaxsons are extremely dependent on automobiles.
93.8% of households in Jacksonville have access to a car – something that often feels like a necessity in such a sprawling city.
And, as you’d imagine, very few Jaxsons utilize public transit to get to work. 80% of Jacksonville workers commute to work in a car by themselves; another 10% utilize a carpool. But less than 4% use public transit.