Jacksonville, FL

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Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Jacksonville ranks

• #10 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 48.3
• #10 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 61.0
• #12 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 44.4
• #13 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 43.7
• #14 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 40.0
• #14 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 48.2
• #14 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 42.9
• #17 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 28.8
• #18 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 25.0
• #37 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 53.2
• #42 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 56.1
• #58 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 40.6
• #63 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 44.3
• #63 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 40.7
• #64 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 33.7
• #73 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 42.0
• #77 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 31.3
• #77 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 31.1

Things to do in Jacksonville

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 256

  A. Philip Randolph Heritage Park, Alexandria Oaks Park, Arlington Boat Ramp…

• Playgrounds 38

  Children's Center Playground, Eugene M Glover Playground, Oaks at Durkeeville…

• Restaurants 101

  13 Gypsies, 904Taco, Ajeen and Juice…

• Cafes 19

  Appetite Cafe, BREW Five Points, Cicada…

• Bars & pubs 37

  Aardwolf Tap Room, Archetype, BB's Bar…

• Breweries 7

  Aardwolf Brewing Co., Burlock and Barrel Distillery, Historically Hoppy…

• Museums 9

  Brown Museum of Art, Cummer Museum of Art, Jacksonville Fire Museum…

• Art galleries 6

  Daryl J Bunn Studios, Southlight Gallery, Southlight Gallery…

• Theaters & cinemas 11

  1904 Music Hall, Creative Veins Performing Arts, Daily's Place…

• Libraries 8

  Centennial Library, Dallas Graham Branch, Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch…

• Grocery stores 6

  Aldi, Grassroots Natural Market, Publix…

• Gyms & sports centers 15

  Anytime Fitness, Dance Trance, Flex Field at Daily's Place…

• Hospitals & clinics 20

  Advantage Dermatology, American Cancer Society, Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside…

• Colleges & universities 6

  Dot Street Residential Complex, Edward Waters University, Edward Waters University…

Local facts

Median household income

$66,981

Median rent

$1,375 / mo

Median home value

$266,100

Median age

36.4

Unemployment

4.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.9%

Poverty rate

15.0%

Renter-occupied homes

42.6%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

200

Students enrolled

121,977

Students per teacher

18.0 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

53.1%

Charter schools

22.5%

School districts serving the city

4

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Districts: Duval, Idea Public Schools, Clay, Osceola

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

34.8%

No leisure-time physical activity

27.6%

Adults with diabetes

12.3%

Adults who smoke

14.9%

Frequent mental distress

19.2%

Sleeping under 7 hours

43.7%

Adults without health insurance

14.2%

Routine checkup in past year

75.5%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

35.2%

Share of city that is parkland

19.1%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

14.2

Median air quality index (county)

51

Unhealthy air days (county)

4

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

89.7%

Households with no internet

7.0%

Average commute

24.1 min

Work from home

13.5%

Commute by transit

1.2%

Commute on foot

1.2%

Commute by bike

0.4%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Duval County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 19 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Cold wave: relatively high
• Lightning: very high
• Hurricane: relatively high
• Riverine flooding: relatively high

ZIP codes

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