Jasper vs Talking Rock

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

Jasper and Talking Rock 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 89 in Talking Rock). Talking Rock has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $252,700 in Jasper). Since 2019, Jasper's population has grown faster (+13.6% vs -18.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Talking Rock
Population	4,374	89
Median age	28.7 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,353	—
Median home value	$252,700	$275,000
Median gross rent	$1,026	—
Housing units	1,943	38
Homeownership rate	37.0%	96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.1%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Talking Rock
Population	3,850 → 4,374 (+13.6%)	109 → 89 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$45,917 → $43,353 (-5.6%)	$43,750 → $52,143 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$184,300 → $252,700 (+37.1%)	$146,900 → $275,000 (+87.2%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $1,026 (+34.8%)	—

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

Talking Rock

Population

10989

Median household income

$43,750$52,143

Median home value

$146,900$275,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Talking Rock
Under 5	11.3%	9.0%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	13.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	16.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	4.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.1%
75 and over	7.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Talking Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Talking Rock
No high school diploma	15.7%	12.3%
High school graduate	34.3%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Talking Rock
Drove alone	66.9%	95.2%
Carpooled	21.4%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Talking Rock
1-unit, detached	44.5%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Talking Rock
Poverty rate	26.8%	16.9%
Average household size	2.55	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1999	2004