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Jacksonville, FL
Population: 794,555
Population, age 50+: 218,633
Population growth, age 50+: 22.6%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$54,520 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$56,615 |
| Sales tax |
7.00%* |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$2,134 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$195,581 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$2,265 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
79.7% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
8 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
55 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
21 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,383 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
197 |
| Public tennis courts |
157 |
| Public swimming pools |
35 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
90 |
| Park acres |
102,836 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
43 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
2 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
n/a |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
2 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
48.96 |
| % clear days in the area |
26 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
0.10 |
| High temp in July ° F |
90.4° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
44.8° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
71.5/77.3 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
87.2% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
13.8% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
35.6% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
4 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
53 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
105 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
90 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
55 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
34.2 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
56.7% |
| Married |
48.6% |
| Divorced |
13.2% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
188.8 |
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