Jasper vs Wayton

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (462 vs 213 in Wayton). Wayton has the higher median household income ($102,596 vs $28,359 in Jasper). Since 2019, Wayton's population has grown faster (+34.0% vs -37.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Wayton
Population	462	213
Median age	51.8 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$28,359	$102,596
Median home value	$185,100	—
Median gross rent	$665	—
Housing units	237	100
Homeownership rate	44.4%	98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Wayton
Population	742 → 462 (-37.7%)	159 → 213 (+34.0%)
Median household income	$24,167 → $28,359 (+17.3%)	$51,607 → $102,596 (+98.8%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $185,100 (+67.1%)	$110,100 → $114,800 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$368 → $665 (+80.7%)	—

Jasper

Population

742462

Median household income

$24,167$28,359

Median home value

$110,800$185,100

Median gross rent

$368$665

Wayton

Population

159213

Median household income

$51,607$102,596

Median home value

$110,100$114,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Wayton
Under 5	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	1.7%	1.9%
35 to 44	8.4%	8.9%
45 to 54	14.1%	28.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	22.1%
65 to 74	18.8%	3.8%
75 and over	13.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Wayton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Wayton
No high school diploma	13.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	23.5%	57.0%
Some college or associate's	59.4%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Wayton
Drove alone	47.5%	63.0%
Carpooled	26.3%	19.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Wayton
1-unit, detached	48.9%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Wayton
Poverty rate	30.3%	3.8%
Average household size	2.06	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	18	34
Median year structure built	1985	1975