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RANKINGS
· Jacksonville
is consistently rated as one of the top "Hottest
Cities in America" for business expansions and
relocations by site consultants in an annual poll for Expansion
Management magazine. Ranked #3 in 2004, Jacksonville has
been in the top ten for six straight years and
is the only city to be ranked #1 three times.
· Jacksonville ranked #8 of the Top
25 Large Metropolitan Cities for Doing Business in
America in the March 2004 issue of Inc. Magazine.
· According to a 2003 study by Money
Magazine and data provider Onboard, the City of
Jacksonville was ranked as the 14th of "America's
Safest Cities" for all cities with over half a
million in population.
nclu · In its June 2003 issue, Expansion
Management magazine ranked Jacksonville 2nd in the "Top
15 Southeastern Cities for Logistics."
· In the April 2003 Business
Facilities Location Guide Jacksonville ranked #12 on a
list of the Top 15 Cities for
Corporate Headquarters.
· For the second year in a row, Florida
Community College at Jacksonville ranked 1st in the nation by
the Center for Digital Education survey of community colleges
with outstanding information
technology services.
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POPULATION
Duval County 838,841
Jacksonville MSA 1,224,655
(Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau & St. Johns
counties)
Northeast Florida 1,391,998
(Baker, Clay, Duval,
Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns & Putnam)
(Source: DemographicsNow 2005)
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LAND
AREA (In
Square Miles)
Baker 585
Duval 834
Clay 592
Nassau 649
Putnam 722
St. Johns 617
Flagler 485
(Source: US Census, 2000)
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RACIAL
COMPOSITION
Jacksonville
MSA
White 72.6%
Black 21.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.9%
Other 1.1%
Two or More Races 1.7%
Hispanic Origin- all races 4.4%
(Source: DemographicsNow 2005)
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EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT
(Highest
level of edu. completed pop. over age 25) Jacksonville
MSA
High School Diploma 28.6%
Some College, No Diploma 19.9%
Associate’s Degree 8.1%
Bachelor’s Degree 17.4%
Grad/Prof Degree 9.3%
(Source: DemographicsNow 2005)
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COST
OF LIVING
(National
Average = 100)
Jacksonville MSA Composite:
91.7
Grocery: 97.7
Housing: 80.4
Utilities: 91.2
Transportation: 97.7
Healthcare: 90.4
Misc. Goods: 97.4
(Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, 2nd quarter,
2005)
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LABOR
FORCE
Jacksonville MSA
| Year
Labor |
Force |
Unemployment
Rate |
1999
2000
2001
2001
2003
2004 |
542,808
579,117
589,730
591,156
588,805
614,639 |
3.1%
3.1%
4.3%
5.3%
5.3%
4.8% |
(Source: Florida
Age¶Űm¶for Workforce Innovation)
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TRANSPORTATION
Number of Interstates: 3
Number of Highways: 17
Number of Toll Ways: 0
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SCHOOLS
– Jacksonville Region
Students 201,206
Public Schools 255
Teachers 11,496
16 Colleges & Universities 70,000 |
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HOUSING
– Jacksonville MSA
New Home Price: Based on 2400 sq ft, 3bd $219,976
Apartment Rent: Based on 950 sq ft, 2bd $646
New & Resale Home Price $166,600
(Source: ACCRA, Cost of Living Index 2nd quarter
2005; NationalAssociation of Realtors, 1st quarter
2005)
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HOUSEHOLD
INFORMATION
Jacksonville MSA
Median Household Income $46,271
Average Household Income $63,228
Per Capita Income $25,907
Total Number of Households 489,832
Average Household Size 2.53
(Source: DemographicsNow 2004)
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