Jasper is a city of 453 people in Arkansas. The median age is 59.6, about 21 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The poverty rate is 29.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 49% less than in Arkansas as a whole. 73% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $30,929, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jasper
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.0% → 5.3%(−5.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age44.4 → 59.6(+15.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate16.3% → 29.7%(+13.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era68.4%(67)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.3%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 98 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
336
$46,201
$90,483
11.0%
4.4
2000
498
$24,512
$103,106
11.6%
11.1
2010
466
$20,619
$104,296
4.6%
6.1
2020
547
$31,158
$190,290
14.8%
20.5
2024
453
$30,929
$183,900
5.3%
34.4
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.
