COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jasper County vs Tyler County
PLACE A
Jasper County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Tyler County, Texas
Jasper County is 23% smaller than Tyler County. Tyler County earns more, with a median household income $6,736 higher.
JASPER COUNTYTYLER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population15,78520,443−23% vs Tyler County
Population density2322+1
Population growth-4.1%-9.0%+5.0 pts
Median age41.943.2−1.3
Male49.7%54.8%−5.2 pts
Female50.3%45.2%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.6%2.1%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.5%76.4%−31.9 pts
Black52.0%10.7%+41.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%8.4%−7.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.4%−0.2 pts
Other2.5%4.2%−1.7 pts
Median household income$48,660$55,396−$6,736
Per capita income$25,961$30,047−$4,086
Poverty rate19.4%17.9%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.501−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%12.4%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree3.4%3.6%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%7.1%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation52.5%43.2%+9.3 pts
Median home value$107,100$157,300−$50,200
Median gross rent$724$1,049−$325
Owner-occupied82.1%81.2%+1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.3%24.9%−6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households27.2%37.5%−10.3 pts
Average commute33.734.1−0.4
Worked from home3.0%8.6%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.5%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.5%15.7%−7.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025