Data visualizations that tell the story of our changing region.
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July 18, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jacksonville’s purchasing power

Take a look at the money Jacksonville spends.…

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Data: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. | Chart: Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
June 13, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | St. Johns’ high rate of boating accidents

Florida loves its boating, with more than 1 million seaworthy vessels registered in just the last year. At the same…

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May 30, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | House prices trend downward

Our Number of the Week is the median price for a home in the Jacksonville metro area: about $392,000.…

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May 9, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Florida’s Catholic School boom

With a brand new pope chosen in the past couple of days, our Number of the Week reflects Floridians’ love…

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Chart by Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
April 25, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | #AskJAXTDY: Florida Lottery $ for schools

Jacksonville Today reader Mark L. wonders if the Florida Lottery is contributing to public education like proponents promised.…

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April 11, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Hurricane predictions vs. reality

Comparing Colorado State University’s April hurricane season predictions with the actual number of storms each year.…

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March 28, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Downtown Jacksonville: a short king

Just how tall does Jacksonville’s Downtown stand? …

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March 14, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Golf courses

The week of The Players Championship is as big a reminder as there is that golf is a big business…

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March 7, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Building the First Coast’s Roads

The Florida Department of Transportation lists 43 active contracts in Duval County.…

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February 28, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Public Works’ work

A look at the sheer volume of trash picked up in Jacksonville, along with grass mowed and roads paved.…

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February 21, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Duval’s hungry children

Our Number of the Week is the portion of children in Duval County who don’t have consistent, reliable access to…

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February 14, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Leaving on a jet plane

Jacksonville’s airport is in its busiest era yet. Our number of the week is the amount of travelers in December…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposed budget | Chart by Megan Mallicoat
February 7, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Spending Florida’s money

What’s in Gov. DeSantis’ proposed budget, plus a look at how past final state budgets have compared to the governor’s…

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January 31, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Visiting Jacksonville

The Number of the Week reflects the effect of the 8 million people who visited Jacksonville last year.…

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Chart by Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
January 24, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Snowy Day

See the previous snow records in Florida counties before historic Winter Storm Enzo blasted the Panhandle this week.…

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Chart by Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
January 17, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Concealed weapon permits

See what percentage of each Florida county’s residents have concealed weapons permits.…

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January 10, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Duval class sizes

Here’s a look at how class sizes in Duval County have changed since a constitutional amendment limited them.…

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December 19, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Downtown progress

A look at employment and office vacancy in Downtown Jacksonville.…

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Jacksonville's animal shelter has been consistently over capacity
December 13, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jacksonville’s overcrowded animal shelter

A LOT of animals are sitting in the city of Jacksonville’s animal shelter right now — capacity is 362, but…

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December 6, 2024

Number of the Week | Let’s all go to the movies

Our Number of the Week is the number of First Coast residents per movie theater in our region.…

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Florida Sen. Gayle Harrell displays designs for a specialty license plate to honor iconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet on Jan. 10, 2024. The plate is available for preorder. | AP Photo/Brendan Farrington
November 21, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Florida license plates

Which specialty license plates are the most popular in Duval County, and which are some of the rarest on the…

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November 15, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | St. Johns County’s housing boom

After the St. Johns County elections, the County Commission has a majority of commissioners who campaigned on a platform of…

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A sign on the Jacksonville Jaguars' field on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, encourages Duval County residents to vote. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 8, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Duval’s presidential preferences

Republicans, who make up about 36% of Duval’s registered voters, overperformed, with 41% of the ballots in Tuesday’s election.…

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The Duval Schools administration building. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 1, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | What it costs to run a school

The schools that are slated to close aren’t necessarily the most expensive to operate.…