Jasper

Population: 14,480
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $208,000

Jasper, a community in Walker County, Alabama, has 14,480 residents. At $66,250, its median household income sits above Walker County's $54,509.

From 2019 to 2023, Jasper's population grew 6.1% from 13,649 to 14,480, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $150,300 to $208,000.

Households average 2.64 people. The median gross rent is $722.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,480
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $208,000
Median gross rent: $722
Housing units: 6,109
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,64914,480

Median household income

$49,201$66,250

Median home value

$150,300$208,000

Median gross rent

$625$722

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,649	$49,201	$150,300	$625
2020	13,584	$53,308	$158,600	$686
2021	14,370	$55,721	$172,200	$639
2022	14,453	$62,850	$196,300	$681
2023	14,480	$66,250	$208,000	$722

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,034	7.1%
5 to 17	2,667	18.4%
18 to 24	1,067	7.4%
25 to 34	2,201	15.2%
35 to 44	1,616	11.2%
45 to 54	1,345	9.3%
55 to 64	1,653	11.4%
65 to 74	1,780	12.3%
75 and over	1,117	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,585	80.0%
Black or African American	1,644	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	101	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	481	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	652	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	980	10.1%
High school graduate	2,552	26.3%
Some college or associate's	3,635	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,484	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,061	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,237	86.8%
Carpooled	452	7.5%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	52	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	254	4.2%
Other means	38	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,606	45.1%
15 to 29 min	886	15.3%
30 to 44 min	429	7.4%
45 to 59 min	808	14.0%
60+ min	1,052	18.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 15.7% (2,173 of 13,804)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,558	68.2%
Nonfamily households	1,659	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,217	85.4%
Vacant	892	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,507	67.2%
Renter-occupied	1,710	32.8%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,515	73.9%
1-unit, attached	78	1.3%
2 to 4 units	408	6.7%
5 to 19 units	597	9.8%
20 or more units	40	0.7%
Mobile home & other	471	7.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0138416
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0.33 sq mi
Center point: 33.8511, -87.2683