Ferdinand vs Jasper

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (16,421 vs 2,346 in Ferdinand). Ferdinand has the higher median household income ($74,943 vs $65,283 in Jasper). Jasper has the higher median home value ($203,300 vs $172,700 in Ferdinand).

Population, income & housing

	Ferdinand	Jasper
Population	2,346	16,421
Median age	48.7 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,943	$65,283
Median home value	$172,700	$203,300
Median gross rent	$861	$741
Housing units	1,047	7,087
Homeownership rate	77.8%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferdinand	Jasper
Population	2,065 → 2,346 (+13.6%)	15,827 → 16,421 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$58,688 → $74,943 (+27.7%)	$57,062 → $65,283 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $172,700 (+27.0%)	$155,300 → $203,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $861 (+20.4%)	$664 → $741 (+11.6%)

Ferdinand

Population

2,0652,346

Median household income

$58,688$74,943

Median home value

$136,000$172,700

Median gross rent

$715$861

Jasper

Population

15,82716,421

Median household income

$57,062$65,283

Median home value

$155,300$203,300

Median gross rent

$664$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferdinand	Jasper
Under 5	5.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.2%
75 and over	17.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferdinand	Jasper
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferdinand	Jasper
No high school diploma	8.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	31.8%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferdinand	Jasper
Drove alone	78.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.8%	7.1%
Other means	2.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferdinand	Jasper
1-unit, detached	77.0%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Ferdinand	Jasper
Poverty rate	10.5%	11.9%
Average household size	2.21	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1969	1984