Jacksonville, Arkansas demographics

Jacksonville, AR demographics: median age 32.4; 22.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Jacksonville city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0534750. The survey estimates a population of 29,221 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Jacksonville is 32.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 11,107 households (±615). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.4 ±1.6	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	7,906 ±969	27.1% ±3.3 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	8,114 ±952	27.8% ±3.3 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	9,766 ±881	33.4% ±3.0 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,435 ±432	11.8% ±1.5 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	13,680 ±709	46.8% ±2.4 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	15,541 ±707	53.2% ±2.4 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	10,744 ±1,254	36.8% ±4.3 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	14,250 ±1,454	48.8% ±5.0 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	23 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	500 ±219	1.7% ±0.7 pp	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,231 ±632 · low precision	4.2% ±2.2 pp · low precision	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,473 ±663	8.5% ±2.3 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,914 ±800	92.1% ±2.7 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,307 ±805	7.9% ±2.8 pp	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,107
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,599 ±447	41.4% ±3.3 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	616 ±253	5.5% ±2.3 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,800 ±355	16.2% ±3.1 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,405 ±551	30.7% ±4.7 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	687 ±270	6.2% ±2.4 pp	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,107
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,091 ±397	36.8% ±2.9 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,016 ±695	63.2% ±5.2 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,107
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,405 ±551	30.7% ±4.7 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,406 ±503	30.7% ±4.2 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,944 ±491	17.5% ±4.3 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,257 ±331	11.3% ±2.9 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	800 ±273	7.2% ±2.4 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	214 ±144 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	81 ±82 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,221
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	27,840 ±461	95.3% ±1.6 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,381 ±467	4.7% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	25,006 ±931	92.7% ±2.6 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	1,098 ±443	4.1% ±1.6 pp	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	290 ±332 · low precision	1.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	75 ±70 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	20 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	35 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	31 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	361 ±191 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	43 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	4 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,089
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,680 ±376	9.3% ±2.0 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,136 ±835	33.9% ±4.3 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,796 ±630	26.5% ±3.3 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,479 ±298	8.2% ±1.6 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,508 ±639	13.9% ±3.5 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,490 ±376	8.2% ±2.0 pp	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 28,697
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	24,385 ±1,109	85.0% ±3.7 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,235 ±765	7.8% ±2.7 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,317 ±546	4.6% ±1.9 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	677 ±252	2.4% ±0.9 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	83 ±48 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.5% of Jacksonville residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 85.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jacksonville	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.5% ±2.7 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.8% ±1.6 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.4% ±1.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Jacksonville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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