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.
A relatively large number of people in Jacksonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.93 minutes getting to work every day.
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.
The citizens of Jacksonville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.06% of adults in Jacksonville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
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.