Jasper vs Western Grove

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

Jasper and Western Grove 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 424 in Western Grove). Western Grove has the higher median household income ($40,625 vs $28,359 in Jasper). Jasper has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $136,800 in Western Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Western Grove
Population	462	424
Median age	51.8 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$28,359	$40,625
Median home value	$185,100	$136,800
Median gross rent	$665	$575
Housing units	237	203
Homeownership rate	44.4%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Western Grove
Population	742 → 462 (-37.7%)	587 → 424 (-27.8%)
Median household income	$24,167 → $28,359 (+17.3%)	$32,273 → $40,625 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $185,100 (+67.1%)	$71,300 → $136,800 (+91.9%)
Median gross rent	$368 → $665 (+80.7%)	$490 → $575 (+17.3%)

Jasper

Population

742462

Median household income

$24,167$28,359

Median home value

$110,800$185,100

Median gross rent

$368$665

Western Grove

Population

587424

Median household income

$32,273$40,625

Median home value

$71,300$136,800

Median gross rent

$490$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Western Grove
Under 5	10.8%	11.8%
5 to 17	13.6%	20.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	1.7%	16.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	6.1%
65 to 74	18.8%	5.9%
75 and over	13.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Western Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	91.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
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%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Western Grove
No high school diploma	13.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	23.5%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	59.4%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Western Grove
Drove alone	47.5%	73.5%
Carpooled	26.3%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Western Grove
1-unit, detached	48.9%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.5%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Western Grove
Poverty rate	30.3%	31.4%
Average household size	2.06	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1985	1974