Jasper is home to 4,630 people in Georgia. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 2,463 people. This skews young, with a median age of 30.2. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The poverty rate is 27.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,442, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jasper
What changed most since 1990
Population1,769 → 4,630(+162%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age36.9 → 30.2(−6.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate15.7% → 27.2%(+11.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Jasper's population equals 13% of Pickens County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 30% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 5.9% 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)12.8%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era58.4%(73)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 125 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
1,769
$47,922
$156,004
11.1%
9.0
2000
2,167
$58,191
$185,444
15.3%
21.8
2010
3,684
$46,643
$210,463
15.8%
19.3
2020
4,084
$40,688
$200,229
14.5%
32.9
2024
4,630
$52,442
$282,500
17.7%
25.9
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.
