Jasper is a city located in Jasper County Texas. Jasper has a 2020 population of 6,742. It is also the county seat of Jasper County. Jasper is currently declining at a rate of -1.04% annually and its population has decreased by -2.06% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 6,884 in 2010.
The average household income in Jasper is $60,920 with a poverty rate of 30.88%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $804 per month, and the median house value is $86,400. The median age in Jasper is 35.3 years, 32.2 years for males, and 35.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Jasperwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 2,924 | 38.70% |
Black or African American | 3,998 | 52.91% |
Asian | 17 | 0.22% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 46 | 0.61% |
Some Other Race | 562 | 7.44% |
Two or More Races | 9 | 0.12% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 2,809 | 2.62 | 54 |
Married | 1,259 | 3.12 | 69.3 |
Male | 22 | 2.86 | 54.5 |
Female | 716 | 3.43 | 23.6 |
Non Family | 812 | 1.11 | 57 |
3.18
Average Family Size
2.62
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 84 | 1.83% |
9th to 12th Grade | 670 | 14.62% |
High School Graduate | 2,113 | 46.11% |
Some College | 867 | 18.92% |
Associates Degree | 256 | 5.59% |
Bachelors Degree | 293 | 6.39% |
Graduate Degree | 300 | 6.55% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Islander | 46 | 46 | 46 |
White | 2,107 | 1,920 | 431 |
Black | 2,086 | 1,598 | 116 |
Other Race | 254 | 225 | |
Hispanic | 342 | 263 | |
2+ Races | 9 | 2 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
$24,545
Average Earnings
$39,702
Average Male
$20,177
Average Female
89.67% of Jasper residents speak only English, while 10.33% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 9.43% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 17 | 17 | 100.00% |
Black | 3,944 | 1,865 | 47.29% |
White | 2,653 | 322 | 12.14% |
Other | 33 | NaN% | |
Hispanic | 605 | 40 | 6.61% |
30.88%
Overall Poverty Rate
25.86%
Male Poverty Rate
35.56%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Jasper is Asian, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Jasper is Hispanic, with 6.61% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 11.63%. Among those working part-time, it was 29.94%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 35.96%.
47.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
57.2%
Male Marriage Rate
39.1%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 195 | 8.30% |
Black | 181 | 7.07% |
Hispanic | 18 | 4.76% |
0.00%
Veteran Poverty Rate
17.85%
Veteran Disability Rate
52.5%
Labor Force Participation
46.6%
Employment Rate
11.3%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
84.86%
Born in Jasper
94.79%
Native Born
5.21%
Foreign Born
2.42%
Non Citizen
2.79%
Naturalized
94.79% of Jasper residents were born in the United States, with 84.86% having been born in Texas. 2.42% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1930 | 3,393 | 0.00% | |
1940 | 3,497 | 104 | 0.30% |
1950 | 4,403 | 906 | 2.33% |
1960 | 4,889 | 486 | 1.05% |
1970 | 6,251 | 1,362 | 2.49% |
1980 | 6,959 | 708 | 1.08% |
1990 | 6,959 | 0.00% | |
2000 | 8,247 | 1,288 | 1.71% |
2010 | 7,590 | -657 | -0.83% |
2011 | 7,519 | -71 | -0.94% |
2012 | 7,448 | -71 | -0.94% |
2013 | 7,377 | -71 | -0.95% |
2014 | 7,306 | -71 | -0.96% |
2015 | 7,235 | -71 | -0.97% |
2016 | 7,164 | -71 | -0.98% |
2017 | 7,093 | -71 | -0.99% |
2018 | 7,022 | -71 | -1.00% |
2019 | 6,951 | -71 | -1.01% |
2020 | 6,884 | -67 | -0.96% |
2021 | 6,813 | -71 | -1.03% |
2022 | 6,742 | -71 | -1.04% |