Jasper vs Parrish

A side-by-side comparison of Jasper and Parrish: population, income, housing, and more.

Jasper and Parrish are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jasper has the higher population (14,480 vs 1,093 in Parrish). Jasper has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $25,769 in Parrish). Jasper has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $49,900 in Parrish).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Parrish
Population	14,480	1,093
Median age	36.7 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$25,769
Median home value	$208,000	$49,900
Median gross rent	$722	$1,033
Housing units	6,109	510
Homeownership rate	67.2%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Parrish
Population	13,649 → 14,480 (+6.1%)	1,087 → 1,093 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$49,201 → $66,250 (+34.7%)	$35,625 → $25,769 (-27.7%)
Median home value	$150,300 → $208,000 (+38.4%)	$35,800 → $49,900 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $722 (+15.5%)	$592 → $1,033 (+74.5%)

Jasper

Population

13,64914,480

Median household income

$49,201$66,250

Median home value

$150,300$208,000

Median gross rent

$625$722

Parrish

Population

1,0871,093

Median household income

$35,625$25,769

Median home value

$35,800$49,900

Median gross rent

$592$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Parrish
Under 5	7.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	20.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	15.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.1%
75 and over	7.7%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Parrish
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	67.7%
Black or African American	11.4%	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Parrish
No high school diploma	10.1%	33.6%
High school graduate	26.3%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	0.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Parrish
Drove alone	86.8%	73.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Parrish
1-unit, detached	73.9%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Parrish
Poverty rate	15.7%	33.4%
Average household size	2.64	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1978	1962