COMPARING TWO PLACES
Decker vs Jasper
PLACE A
Decker, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Jasper, Tennessee
Decker is 95% smaller than Jasper. Jasper earns more, with a median household income $25,825 higher. Jasper has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -20%).
DECKERJASPERDIFFERENCE
Total population1973,636−95% vs Jasper
Population density1,048369+679
Population growth-20.1%10.2%−30.2 pts
Median age49.937.6+12.3
Male52.9%47.6%+5.2 pts
Female47.1%52.4%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic98.3%80.0%+18.2 pts
Black0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.7%11.0%−9.2 pts
Median household income$47,188$73,013−$25,825
Per capita income$40,355$33,322+$7,033
Poverty rate12.1%10.1%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.423+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%25.6%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree6.1%5.9%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation68.1%57.1%+11.1 pts
Median home value$34,700$209,000−$174,300
Median gross rent$710$787−$77
Owner-occupied93.7%83.1%+10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%7.6%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%43.0%+17.0 pts
Average commute24.530.5−6.0
Worked from home1.8%18.6%−16.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.9%6.6%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025