Total Population
16,837
Population
Growth Rate
-0.51%
Median Age
41
Diversity Index
39.100
Total Population
16,837
Population
Growth Rate
-0.51%
Median Age
41
Diversity Index
39.100
Households
6,801
Total Housing Units
7,820
Owner Occupied
4,241
Renter Occupied
2,560
Vacant
1,019
Median Home Value
$142,993
Average Home Value
$164,106
Income
Growth Rate
Median
Household Income
0.00%
Per Capita Income
1.49%
Median Household
$61,226 $66,278
Average Household
$81,177 $86,323
Per Capita
$33,349 $35,912
Total Businesses
812
Total Employed
11,879
Workers 16+
7,475
2025 HealthCare / Social Assistance
Businesses
106
Employed
2,633
2025 Retail Trade Businesses
Businesses
128
Employed
1,638
2025 Educational Services - Businesses
Businesses
33
Employed
1,302
2025 Manufacturing Businesses
Businesses
21
Employed
1,256
2025 Accommodation / Food Service
Businesses
62
Employed
1,005
2025 Food Service / Drinking Est.
Businesses
56
Employed
954
Some
High School
1,036
Graduated
High School
3,877
Associates
Degree
792
Bachelor's
Degree
2,251
Graduate
Degree
764
Average Commute Time
16 min.
Resident Commuters
5,983
Non-Resident Commuters
1,469
Drive Alone
5,953
Carpooled
479
Public
136
Work At Home
744
Community Guide is Available
The City of Jacksonville is located in west central Illinois, 35 miles west of Springfield, the state capital. It is the county seat of Morgan County and one of the oldest towns in the Land of Lincoln, founded in 1825. Jacksonville was established by Yankee settlers from New England, who laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings, and established post routes. They were part of a wave of European/American farmers who headed west into what was then the wilds of the Northwest Territory, during the early 1800s. Download Here!