Jasper vs Purcell

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (785 vs 354 in Purcell). Jasper has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $38,750 in Purcell). Jasper has the higher median home value ($110,900 vs $84,600 in Purcell).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Purcell
Population	785	354
Median age	38.1 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$38,750
Median home value	$110,900	$84,600
Median gross rent	$655	$938
Housing units	407	182
Homeownership rate	74.4%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Purcell
Population	920 → 785 (-14.7%)	423 → 354 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$42,625 → $48,750 (+14.4%)	$53,021 → $38,750 (-26.9%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $110,900 (+73.0%)	$75,200 → $84,600 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $655 (+10.8%)	$694 → $938 (+35.2%)

Jasper

Population

920785

Median household income

$42,625$48,750

Median home value

$64,100$110,900

Median gross rent

$591$655

Purcell

Population

423354

Median household income

$53,021$38,750

Median home value

$75,200$84,600

Median gross rent

$694$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Purcell
Under 5	3.3%	0.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.4%	6.5%
35 to 44	16.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	20.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	9.9%
75 and over	6.4%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Purcell
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	74.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	5.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Purcell
No high school diploma	8.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	45.5%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Purcell
Drove alone	77.6%	90.8%
Carpooled	12.8%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	3.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Purcell
1-unit, detached	75.4%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Purcell
Poverty rate	18.9%	24.3%
Average household size	2.57	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	22	38
Median year structure built	1972	1947