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Jasper County

South Carolina · 38,533 residents (2025 est.) · 655 sq mi
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With 32,166 people, Jasper County is a county in South Carolina. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 11,488 people. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 49 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 175%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
32,166
+56%since 2000
from 20,678 in 2000
38,533 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
49 / sq mi
+45%since 2009
from 34 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
45.3
+34%since 2000
from 33.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
655 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
14K19K24K29K34K19902000201020202024Jasper County
202432K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(1,759)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.6%(1,465)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(1,573)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(1,567)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(1,952)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.8%(4,121)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411%(3,552)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(3,435)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.5%(5,315)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7415.5%(4,988)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.4%(2,058)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(381)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,613
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,727 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,970
+140%since 2000
from $14,161 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.1%
+22.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2000
from 20.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.441
−4%since 2010
from 0.462 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$325,500
+175%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $64,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,328
+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $493 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 77.7% in 2000
22.8% rent
Vacancy rate
11.1%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.36 people
−19%since 2009
from 2.90 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.0%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.0
+42%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
96
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic40.5%(8,374)
Black52.5%(10,852)
Hispanic / Latino5.8%(1,190)
Asian0.4%(89)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic46.2%(14,861)
Black32.8%(10,556)
Hispanic / Latino17.6%(5,661)
Asian0.6%(205)
Other2.7%(883)
Diversity Score
81
+4%since 2009
from 78 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
+4%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.8%(3,468)
Honduran2.3%(746)
Puerto Rican1.5%(493)
Bolivian0.4%(125)
Costa Rican0.3%(102)
Colombian0.3%(102)
Guatemalan0.3%(86)
Uruguayan0.2%(69)
Nicaraguan0.1%(48)
Spaniard0.1%(45)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(43)
Cuban0.1%(28)
Argentine0.1%(19)
Dominican0%(12)
Asian origin
Chinese0.4%(142)
Filipino0.2%(66)
Korean0.1%(26)
Japanese0.1%(17)
Ancestry
German9.7%(3,114)
English8.4%(2,694)
Irish8.1%(2,619)
Italian4.6%(1,477)
American4.4%(1,412)
Scottish1.6%(521)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(455)
French1.3%(424)
Polish1.3%(418)
Dutch0.8%(249)
Norwegian0.6%(206)
+ 28 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.4%(122)
Welsh0.4%(120)
Swedish0.3%(110)
Ukrainian0.3%(104)
Guyanese0.3%(93)
Danish0.3%(91)
West Indian0.3%(84)
Arab0.2%(77)
Lebanese0.2%(77)
Greek0.2%(69)
Canadian0.2%(68)
Russian0.2%(59)
Australian0.2%(51)
Swiss0.1%(46)
Czech0.1%(45)
Slovak0.1%(34)
Barbadian0.1%(34)
Jamaican0.1%(31)
British0.1%(23)
Croatian0.1%(22)
Austrian0%(14)
Haitian0%(14)
Romanian0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.0%
+17.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.1%
+26.0 ptssince 2000
from 65.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.5%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 2.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.9 min
+10%since 2000
from 26.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 76.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
14.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.6%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
52.0%
−10.4 ptssince 2011
from 62.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
63.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 65.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
26.7%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 53.2% in 2009
Female
49.5%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
Foreign born
11.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2012
from 15.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.5%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 25.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.4%
+24.8 ptssince 2017
from 61.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.8%
+8.4 ptssince 2020
from 84.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
81.9%
−5.2 ptssince 2016
from 87.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2016
from 11.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.4%(4,693)
Married54.2%(7,394)
Widowed2.1%(288)
Divorced9.3%(1,274)
Women 15+
Never married29.7%(4,073)
Married54%(7,406)
Widowed6.3%(858)
Divorced10.1%(1,383)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.5%
−10.9 ptssince 2013
from 25.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
40.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 39.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.6%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
25.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.8%
−6.2 ptssince 2020
from 25.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
60.3%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 55.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.1%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 44.2% 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)17.5%(325)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(511)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.4%(842)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,854 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Jasper County, South Carolina?

Jasper County, South Carolina has about 32,166 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Jasper County, South Carolina?

The typical household in Jasper County, South Carolina earns about $65,613 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Jasper County, South Carolina expensive?

In Jasper County, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $325,500, and the typical rent is about $1,328 a month.

How educated are people in Jasper County, South Carolina?

About 26.0% of adults age 25 and over in Jasper County, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Jasper County, South Carolina?

About 17.8% of people in Jasper County, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Jasper County, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Jasper County, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 16,679 residents, a change of about 108 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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