Editing Jacksonville, North Carolina (section)

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2"/> there were 66,715 people, 17,175 households, and 13,533 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,500.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 18,312 housing units averaged 411.7 per square mile (159.0/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial]] composition of the city was 63.94% White, 23.96% African American, 2.07% Asian, 0.75% Native American, 0.19%  Pacific Islander, 5.42% some other race, and 3.67% two or more races.

Of the 17,175 households, 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were not families. About 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.8

In the city, the population was distributed as 24.3% under 18, 36.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 8.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 22 years. Jacksonville has been named the youngest city in the nation (lowest median age) on various lists.  For every 100 females, there were 156.2 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 178.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,544, and for a family was $33,763. Males had a median income of $17,121 versus $19,931 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,237. About 12.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.