Jasper is home to 3,612 people in Tennessee. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $209,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $787 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,013, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jasper
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate22.4% → 10.1%(−12.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$46,089 → $73,013(+58%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants73.4% → 83.1%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Jasper's population equals 12% of Marion County's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 7.7% 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)44.4%(127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(68)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.9%(54)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 286 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
2,780
$46,089
$112,563
8.7%
23.2
2000
3,214
$65,445
$155,752
11.9%
24.5
2010
3,279
$63,983
$186,870
22.9%
25.6
2020
3,612
$42,849
$132,597
13.9%
33.9
2024
3,612
$73,013
$209,000
25.6%
42.6
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.
