COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jasper County

Texas · 31,102 residents · 939 sq mi

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With 31,102 people, Jasper County is a county in Texas. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $39,100. That trails the Texas median by roughly 24%. The poverty rate is 20.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,102

−13%vs 2000

vs 35,604 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

939 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,103)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,555)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(2,637)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(2,355)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,583)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(4,313)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(3,965)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(3,295)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(3,253)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(2,898)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,692)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(453)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,451

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,902 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,659

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,636 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,100

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.7%(27,320)

Black17.7%(6,302)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(1,384)

Asian0.3%(111)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.6%(24,754)

Black18.9%(5,884)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(515)

Asian0.1%(33)

Other1.4%(431)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(1,799)

Central American0.4%(138)

Guatemalan0.2%(76)

Salvadoran0.2%(62)

Puerto Rican0%(15)

South American0%(14)

Venezuelan0%(14)

Spaniard0%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(88)

Korean0.1%(43)

Taiwanese0%(9)

Burmese0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(13)

Ancestry

American32.2%(10,545)

English7.7%(2,508)

Irish5.1%(1,680)

German4%(1,302)

French2.3%(748)

Scottish1.4%(445)

Dutch0.6%(203)

French Canadian0.4%(145)

Italian0.4%(144)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(142)

Polish0.3%(100)

Welsh0.3%(84)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(79)

Norwegian0.2%(67)

Iranian0.2%(65)

Danish0.2%(58)

Greek0.2%(53)

Swedish0.1%(46)

Subsaharan African0.1%(42)

Hungarian0.1%(35)

Czech0.1%(26)

West Indian0.1%(26)

Belgian0.1%(18)

Canadian0%(16)

Lithuanian0%(13)

Swiss0%(12)

Finnish0%(10)

Portuguese0%(10)

Croatian0%(9)

Haitian0%(9)

Austrian0%(6)

Arab0%(4)

Egyptian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.4%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 20.6 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 married27.7%(3,556)

Married56.5%(7,260)

Widowed4.5%(584)

Divorced11.2%(1,441)

Women 15+

Never married18.7%(2,557)

Married59.8%(8,174)

Widowed11.3%(1,539)

Divorced10.3%(1,410)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 23.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% 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)19.3%(349)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.6%(537)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(620)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,812 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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