Jacksonville is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 2,966 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jacksonville is the 120th largest community in Oregon.
Jacksonville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Jacksonville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
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: 12.83% 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jacksonville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.93 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Jacksonville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Jacksonville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.06% of adults in Jacksonville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2022 was $58,758, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $235,032 for a family of four. However, Jacksonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Iranian.
The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.