Jacksonville, TX Population

Overview

14,029

Total Population

30.4

Median age

51.55%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,966

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jacksonville's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jacksonville is 30.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jacksonville's population under 18 was 30.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jacksonville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jacksonville, 25.73% were under the age of 15, 23.96% aged 15 to 29, 35.48% aged 30 to 64, 11.88% aged 65 to 84, and 2.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 435 more females than males in Jacksonville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.55% females and 48.45% males in Jacksonville, TX.
The Jacksonville, TX gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 734.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 720.

Jacksonville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jacksonville population: 63.13% are White, 18.75% are Black or African American, 3.66% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.25% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4% are some other race and 10.14% are multiracial.
Jacksonville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5,966 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,063 (57.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jacksonville is White with a population of 8,856 (63.13% of the total population).

Jacksonville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 14,834 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Jacksonville's population increased by 666 (4.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jacksonville's population decreased by 541 (3.71%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jacksonville's population was lowest in year 2002 at 13,729.