Demographics & Statistics

Employees

Currently, Downtown is home to approximately 51,000 employees, representing 7% of the county's overall employment base.  Downtown's most concentrated areas of employment are as follows:

• Northbank Core - 18,100 employees
• Southbank - 12,000 employees
• Riverside Avenue - 10,300 employees

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE INCLUDE:

• Aetna
• AT&T
• Baptist Healthcare
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• City of Jacksonville
• CSX Transportation
• Federal Government
• Fidelity National Financial
• Florida State College of Jacksonville
• Medical Services Company
• Prudential Financial

Residents

Downtown Jacksonville is home to more than 2,700 residents!  More than 2,300 residential units are located Downtown, including everything from luxury riverfront condos to stylish lofts to cozy townhomes.

General Neighborhood Information

Downtown is centrally located in a region of 1.5 million people.  As the geographic center of the city and metropolitan area, Downtown includes more than 5.6 miles of riverfront, 50 acres of public park space and plenty of public access to the St. Johns River.

Many of the region's largest public and cultural facilities are located Downtown, including the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, EverBank Field, The Veterans Memorial Arena, Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, and the Main Library.

Parking

Downtown Jacksonville has more than 44,000 parking spaces available at hourly, daily or monthly rates.  Please visit our Parking Map for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

More information on Downtown can be found below.

State of Downtown Report 2010 | Download PDF

  Downtown Safety Paper | Download PDF

  Downtown is a Great Place for Business | Download PDF