Jasper vs Nelson

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (4,374 vs 1,015 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median household income ($78,500 vs $43,353 in Jasper). Jasper has the higher median home value ($252,700 vs $246,900 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Nelson
Population	4,374	1,015
Median age	28.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,353	$78,500
Median home value	$252,700	$246,900
Median gross rent	$1,026	$1,072
Housing units	1,943	434
Homeownership rate	37.0%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Nelson
Population	3,850 → 4,374 (+13.6%)	1,549 → 1,015 (-34.5%)
Median household income	$45,917 → $43,353 (-5.6%)	$75,987 → $78,500 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$184,300 → $252,700 (+37.1%)	$176,300 → $246,900 (+40.0%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $1,026 (+34.8%)	$908 → $1,072 (+18.1%)

Jasper

Population

3,8504,374

Median household income

$45,917$43,353

Median home value

$184,300$252,700

Median gross rent

$761$1,026

Nelson

Population

1,5491,015

Median household income

$75,987$78,500

Median home value

$176,300$246,900

Median gross rent

$908$1,072

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Nelson
Under 5	11.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	21.4%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	17.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	4.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	15.8%
75 and over	7.1%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	81.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Nelson
No high school diploma	15.7%	14.3%
High school graduate	34.3%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Nelson
Drove alone	66.9%	83.7%
Carpooled	21.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Nelson
1-unit, detached	44.5%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Nelson
Poverty rate	26.8%	5.5%
Average household size	2.55	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1999	1994