Illinois · Census place 38115
Jacksonville city, IL
Quick answer
Jacksonville city has 17,490 residents, ranking #146 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $62,615, the median home is worth $128,300 and median gross rent runs $703 a month.
- Population
- 17,490Jacksonville city residents
- Median household income
- $62,615Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $128,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $703Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jacksonville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jacksonville city median would spend about 13.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 62% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Cary village 17,875
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- Hinsdale village 17,155
- Marion city 16,796
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