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Common name: Greater Jacksonville |
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| Largest city | Jacksonville |
| Other cities | – St. Augustine - Fernandina Beach - Jacksonville Beach - Orange Park - Middleburg - Green Cove Springs - Macclenny |
| Population | Ranked 40th in the U.S. |
| - Total | 1,345,596 |
| - Density | 397/sq. mi. 153/km² |
| Area | 3,698 sq. mi. 9,577 km² |
| State(s) | Florida |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | 131 feet (39.92 m) |
| - Lowest point | 0 feet (0 m) |
The Jacksonville metropolitan area (also called Greater Jacksonville or Metro Jacksonville) is the metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Jacksonville, Florida and including the First Coast of North Florida.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other government agencies.[1] The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the metropolitan statistical area as consisting of five counties: Duval County, Clay County, St. Johns County, Nassau County and Baker County.[1] According to the 2010 United States Census the total population was 1,345,596.[2] The Jacksonville metropolitan area is the 40th largest in the country and the fourth largest in the state of Florida, behind the South Florida, Tampa Bay, and Orlando metropolitan areas.
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Several interstates serve the Jacksonville area:
Interstate Highways 10 and 95 intersect in Jacksonville, creating the busiest intersection in the region with 200,000 vehicles each day.[3] Interstate 10 ends at this intersection (the other end being in Santa Monica, California).
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority provides bus service in Duval County and part of Clay County in Orange Park. No other county in Greater Jacksonville provides regularly scheduled public transportation.
Jacksonville International Airport is 13 miles (21 km) north of downtown Jacksonville. It serves more than six million passengers annually. There are plans for a new airline to call JAX home. It is called City Link Air and plans to serve most parts of Florida as well as the Caribbean while being the only airline to call Jacksonville home.
The Port of Jacksonville is located in Duval County on the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. There is also a cruise terminal. The Port of Jacksonville also imports the second largest amount of automobiles on the east coast.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,122,750 people, 432,627 households, and 297,259 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 72.9% White, 21.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 3.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $45,143, and the median income for a family was $51,327. Males had a median income of $35,537 versus $25,093 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,659.
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