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Jacksonville Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jacksonville Area is $27,950, which is higher than the state average of $26,499 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Jacksonville Area median household income is $52,067. On average Jacksonville Area residents spend 25.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 26.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #139

Jacksonville Area	27,950 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	30,914 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	35,169 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	26,634 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #193

Jacksonville Area	52,067 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	71,402 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jacksonville Area		-0.92%
Florida		21.62%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Jacksonville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Florida and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jacksonville Area		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.15%	$20,353, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.63%	$18,037, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.55%	$3,282, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.12%	$25,360, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	63,629 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jacksonville Area	83,884 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
White	$57,588, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Black	$34,275, see rank	$34,467	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,175, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$68,871, see rank	$61,248	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$51,762, see rank	$38,808	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$54,413, see rank	$50,838	$53,370
One Race, Other	$44,937, see rank	$38,663	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,531, see rank	$42,356	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$24,914, see rank	$25,030	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,903, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,912, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$41,437, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,097,446, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	527,587, 48.07%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	368,929, 69.93%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12,005, 2.28%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	356,924, 67.65%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	318,601, 89.26%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	38,323, 10.74%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	158,658, 30.07%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	569,859, 51.93%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	337,525, 59.23%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,780, 0.31%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	335,745, 58.92%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	300,929, 89.63%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	34,816, 10.37%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	232,334, 40.77%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	619,957, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	502,618, 81.07%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	60,067, 9.69%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7,353, 1.19%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	7,482, 1.21%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	11,903, 1.92%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	30,534, 4.93%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jacksonville Area	25.4 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	619,530	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	318,601, 51.43%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	104,287, 32.73%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	52,997, 16.63%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	63,616, 19.97%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	898, 0.28%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25,867, 8.12%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	49,073, 15.40%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	300,929, 48.57%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	119,074, 39.57%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	61,811, 20.54%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	105,054, 34.91%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	261, 0.09%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	968, 0.32%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,998, 4.32%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jacksonville Area	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	619,530, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,284, 0.37%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	36,876, 5.95%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	35,046, 5.66%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17,368, 2.80%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	77,201, 12.46%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	42,496, 6.86%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	10,721, 1.73%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	67,688, 10.93%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	75,034, 12.11%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	128,798, 20.79%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	63,476, 10.25%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	33,056, 5.34%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29,486, 4.76%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jacksonville Area	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	203,994	15.07%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38,134	11.21%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.