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.

13.21% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Jacksonville. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Retail and Healthcare industries respectively employ 14.72% and 13.40% of the civilian workforce.

One of the benefits of Jacksonville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.01 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

For most residents of Jacksonville, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.2% of people in Jacksonville drive alone to work on most days, making Jacksonville a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Jacksonville's landscape.

Jacksonville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Jacksonville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Jacksonville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.38% of adults 25 and older 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.