Census 2020: Urban Jacksonville growing again
After six decades of continuous decline, Jacksonville's Urban Core is growing again. Here are five interesting Urban Core trends from Jacksonville's 2020 Census results.
Jacksonville through the years
Downtown Jacksonville during the 1930s. (State Archives of Florida)
1850 Census - 1,045
1860 Census - 2,118
1870 Census - 6,912
1880 Census - 7,650
1890 Census - 17,201
1900 Census - 28,429
1910 Census - 57,699
1920 Census - 91,558
1930 Census - 129,549
1940 Census - 173,065
1950 Census - 204,275
1960 Census - 201,031
1970 Census - 528,865*
1980 Census - 540,920*
1990 Census - 635,230*
2000 Census - 735,503*
2010 Census - 821,784*
2020 Census - 949,611*
(*) Jacksonville population following the 1968 consolidation with Duval County.
The Urban Core, 1950 – 2020
Outlined in black, Jacksonville’s 33 urban core census tracts city are nearly identical to the 30 square mile pre-consolidated city’s boundaries.
2020 Census City Population: 949,611
2020 Old City Census Tract Population: 110,365
2010 Census City Population: 821,784
2010 Old City Census Tract Population: 104,047
2000 Census City Population: 735,503
2000 Old City Census Tract Population: 112,753
1950 Old City Population: 204,517
Net Urban Core Loss (1950 - 2000): -91,764
Net Urban Core Loss (1950 - 2010): -100,470
Net Urban Core Loss (1950 - 2020): -94,152
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP and Bill Delaney