Cities / Arkansas / Jacksonville

Jacksonville, AR

29,332 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Little Rock-North Little Rock)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 17.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MEM

121 mi — Frederick W. Smith International Airport

Population & People

Population

29,332

Median age

32.4

Median household income

$49,666

Poverty rate

19.8%

Unemployment rate

7.7%

Bachelor's degree+

22.1%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$163,400

Median gross rent

$930/mo

Homeownership rate

49.55%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$944

HUD Fair Market Rent (Arkansas statewide average across 75 areas — not specific to Jacksonville), 2026. Efficiency $700, 1BR $751, 2BR $944, 3BR $1239, 4BR $1406. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arkansas commercial electricity

10.76¢/kWh

Arkansas industrial electricity

6.71¢/kWh

Arkansas residential electricity

12.84¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

198422

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

150640.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arkansas

479.22

Unemployment Rate

Source: FRED, Arkansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

121 mi away

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

231 mi away

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

285 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arkansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arkansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).