Demographics of Jacksonville city, Illinois

Jacksonville city, Illinois had 17,752 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −490 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jacksonville city, in four figures

17,752
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,014 ±25.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −490 people.; 37.6 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,432 ±$8,567
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jacksonville city, Illinois's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jacksonville city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Jacksonville city, Illinois's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jacksonville city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,242	100.0	100.0
2021	18,155	99.5	100.2
2022	17,964	98.5	100.7
2023	17,878	98.0	101.6
2024	17,813	97.6	102.5
2025	17,752	97.3	103.1

Population of Jacksonville city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,242	—
2021	18,155	−87
2022	17,964	−191
2023	17,878	−86
2024	17,813	−65
2025	17,752	−61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±2.1: for men 37.1 ±2.7 and for women 39.1 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jacksonville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	873 ±148	4.8% ±0.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,119 ±324	11.8% ±1.8	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,732 ±450	15.2% ±2.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,046 ±457	28.0% ±2.5	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,873 ±387	21.5% ±2.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,371 ±388	18.7% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,432 ±$8,567, and income per person $32,994 ±$2,607, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jacksonville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,312 ±275	19.5% ±4.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,442 ±302	21.4% ±4.4	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,079 ±233	16.0% ±3.4	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	978 ±245	14.5% ±3.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,091 ±303	16.2% ±4.4	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	395 ±143	5.9% ±2.1	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	448 ±173	6.6% ±2.6	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jacksonville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	2,930 ±603	18.5% ±3.8	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	569 ±184	19.7% ±5.8	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,686 ±489	19.4% ±5.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	675 ±192	15.7% ±4.1	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jacksonville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jacksonville city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	7,847 ±247	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±2.3	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±3.2	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.1% ±4.2	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.9% ±4.7	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$128,200 ±$11,736	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$711 ±$51	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±3	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jacksonville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	672 ±148	3.7% ±0.8	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,676 ±271	81.5% ±1.5	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,362 ±328	7.6% ±1.8	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	223 ±72	1.2% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,034 ±293	5.7% ±1.6	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jacksonville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	15,015 ±520	83.4% ±2.9	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,720 ±506	15.1% ±2.8	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12 to 114	0.1% to 0.6%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	216 ±104	1.2% ±0.6	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	48 to 164	0.3% to 0.9%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	47 to 173	0.3% to 1.0%	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jacksonville city among the places of Illinois

142nd of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Jacksonville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Shorewood village	18,343 ±26
Bellwood village	18,256 ±45
Franklin Park village	18,197 ±46
Palos Hills city	18,081 ±32
Bourbonnais village	18,078 ±106
Jacksonville city	18,014 ±25
East St. Louis city	17,999 ±26
Cary village	17,923 ±48
Lemont village	17,820 ±40
Godfrey village	17,712 ±27
Hinsdale village	17,175 ±315

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 97 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 171 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 172 Places in Illinois by median household income
No. 187 Places in Illinois by per capita income
No. 221 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026