Jasper vs Sarcoxie

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

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

Sarcoxie has the higher population (1,344 vs 785 in Jasper). Jasper has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $37,868 in Sarcoxie). Jasper has the higher median home value ($110,900 vs $79,500 in Sarcoxie).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
Population	785	1,344
Median age	38.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$37,868
Median home value	$110,900	$79,500
Median gross rent	$655	—
Housing units	407	599
Homeownership rate	74.4%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
Population	920 → 785 (-14.7%)	1,682 → 1,344 (-20.1%)
Median household income	$42,625 → $48,750 (+14.4%)	$45,179 → $37,868 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $110,900 (+73.0%)	$61,600 → $79,500 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $655 (+10.8%)	$668 → $481 (-28.0%)

Jasper

Population

920785

Median household income

$42,625$48,750

Median home value

$64,100$110,900

Median gross rent

$591$655

Sarcoxie

Population

1,6821,344

Median household income

$45,179$37,868

Median home value

$61,600$79,500

Median gross rent

$668$481

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
Under 5	3.3%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	22.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	4.2%
25 to 34	14.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	15.6%
45 to 54	6.1%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	9.0%
75 and over	6.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
No high school diploma	8.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	45.5%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
Drove alone	77.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	12.8%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	2.3%
Other means	1.6%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
1-unit, detached	75.4%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Sarcoxie
Poverty rate	18.9%	27.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1972	1971