COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jasper County

Illinois · 10,609 residents · 495 sq mi

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With 10,609 people, Jasper County is a county in Illinois. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,500. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 29%. Median rent is $259 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,609

+5%vs 2000

vs 10,117 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

495 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(772)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(989)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(762)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(728)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(523)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(1,620)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,377)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(1,013)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(958)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(1,057)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(573)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(237)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,751

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,721 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,298

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,649 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$259

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

17.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(10,003)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(48)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(10,580)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(66)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0.1%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(104)

Puerto Rican0.1%(6)

South American0%(1)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German38.4%(3,529)

Irish11.1%(1,016)

English9.9%(913)

American7.5%(684)

Italian2.2%(198)

Scottish1.3%(118)

Dutch1.2%(110)

Polish0.9%(87)

Swedish0.7%(62)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(48)

French0.5%(44)

Swiss0.2%(19)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.2%(18)

Norwegian0.2%(14)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Danish0.1%(5)

Romanian0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.7%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.9 min

+100%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(893)

Married58.7%(2,225)

Widowed2.8%(107)

Divorced14.9%(563)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(776)

Married55.9%(2,061)

Widowed11.2%(412)

Divorced11.9%(437)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.6%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.1%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)3.7%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(78)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.2%(180)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.5%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.4%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 407 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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