Jacksonville is a very small city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 2,945 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.Jacksonville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.16% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Jacksonville is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jacksonville who work in healthcare (13.99%), sales jobs (13.75%), and management occupations (12.98%). A relatively large number of people in Jacksonville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.24% 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. 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 education level of Jacksonville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Jacksonville, 45.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Jacksonville in 2022 was $58,277, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $233,108 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, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Jacksonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Polish.
