Jacksonville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 29,787 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Jacksonville is the 11th largest community in Arkansas.

Jacksonville is a military town: the armed forces employs 13.21% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Healthcare are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 14.72% and 13.40% of the civilian workforce respectively.

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 19.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Jacksonville is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Jacksonville.

As is often the case in a small city, Jacksonville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Jacksonville Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Jacksonville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.38% of the adults in Jacksonville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2000 was $16,369, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,476 for a family of four.

Jacksonville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jacksonville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jacksonville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jacksonville include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.