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About Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a small city in Jackson County, in the Rogue Valley. It grew up after gold was found here in 1851 and 1852, and it was the county seat until the seat moved to Medford in 1927. The Jacksonville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.
Jacksonville in numbers
| Measure | Jacksonville |
|---|---|
| Population, 2020 Census | 3,020 |
| Population, July 1, 2025 estimate | 3,185 |
| Households (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,466 |
| Owner-occupied share of households | 64.3% |
| Median household income | $90,341 |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $649,200 |
| Median age | 55.0 |
| Residents aged 65 and over | 35.1% |
| Owner-occupied homes valued at $300,000 or more | 735 of 942 (78.0%) |
| Business establishments, ZIP 97530 | 240 |
A plain reading
Jacksonville is one of the older and higher-value towns in the Rogue Valley. More than one in three residents is 65 or older, and the median owner-occupied home is valued well above Medford's $417,100. The population grew 5.5 percent from the 2020 Census to the 2025 estimate, and 3.7 percent in the last year alone. In ZIP 97530 the largest industry groups are professional and technical services (34 establishments), construction (29), lodging and food service (26) and retail (25).
How we got these numbers
- Households, tenure, income, home value, age and home-value brackets come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, read through Census Reporter. In a town this small, estimates carry a wide margin of error, so treat them as approximate.
- The 2020 population is the 2020 Census count. The 2025 figure is the certified estimate of the Portland State University Population Research Center for July 1, 2025.
- Business counts are from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023. They are by ZIP code, not by city limit, and leave out businesses with no paid employees.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year data (2020-2024)
- Census ZIP Code Business Patterns
- Portland State University Population Research Center
- Jacksonville, Oregon (Wikipedia), for the history
- City of Jacksonville
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