Jasper is a city of 14,442 people in Alabama. The foreign-born share is 2%. Median rent is $721 a month. The typical home is worth $215,700, having more than doubled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 35.7. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,238, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jasper
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.8 → 35.7(−2.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share84.9% → 78.5%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.2% → 3.9%(+3.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Jasper's population equals 22% of Walker County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 36% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 30% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.1%(130)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.1%(229)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.8%(159)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 617 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jasper, decade by decade
Jasper population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,553
$53,944
$136,084
16.9%
32.3
2000
14,052
$60,195
$149,376
19.5%
35.3
2010
14,352
$59,824
$194,782
20.0%
42.8
2020
14,572
$64,611
$192,229
22.1%
51.9
2024
14,442
$66,238
$215,700
28.2%
45.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
