Jasper is home to 7,299 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. 26.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 43% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $130,100, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,078, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% 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
Homes owned by their occupants64.1% → 57.2%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,923 → $130,100(+33%)US over the same years: +67%
White share54.7% → 42.2%(−12.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Its weight in Jasper County
Jasper's population equals 22% of Jasper County's. Its number of households without a car equals 60% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% 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)26.7%(88)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(77)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.5%(94)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 330 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
6,959
$45,937
$97,923
14.1%
65.6
2000
8,247
$44,942
$96,912
12.1%
74.2
2010
7,590
$36,658
$107,893
16.8%
77.1
2020
6,884
$38,698
$104,720
12.9%
79.7
2024
7,299
$45,078
$130,100
12.4%
77.7
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.
