COMPARING TWO PLACES
Belk vs Jasper
PLACE A
Belk, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Jasper, Tennessee
Belk is 95% smaller than Jasper. Jasper earns more, with a median household income $28,163 higher. Jasper has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -13%).
BELKJASPERDIFFERENCE
Total population1883,636−95% vs Jasper
Population density136369−234
Population growth-13.5%10.2%−23.6 pts
Median age42.537.6+4.9
Male53.2%47.6%+5.6 pts
Female46.8%52.4%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.3%80.0%+17.2 pts
Black0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Asian2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Other0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Median household income$44,850$73,013−$28,163
Per capita income$24,702$33,322−$8,620
Poverty rate3.4%10.1%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.423−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%25.6%−16.9 pts
Graduate degree2.6%5.9%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate19.2%3.0%+16.2 pts
Labor force participation45.0%57.1%−12.0 pts
Median home value$88,900$209,000−$120,100
Median gross rent$510$787−$277
Owner-occupied84.7%83.1%+1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%7.6%+9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.0%−43.0 pts
Average commute27.930.5−2.6
Worked from home0.0%18.6%−18.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.8%6.6%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025