Jasper vs New Hope

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (3,610 vs 928 in New Hope). Jasper has the higher median household income ($73,875 vs $62,396 in New Hope). Jasper has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $148,800 in New Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	New Hope
Population	3,610	928
Median age	36.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$62,396
Median home value	$173,900	$148,800
Median gross rent	$768	—
Housing units	1,409	388
Homeownership rate	82.8%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	New Hope
Population	3,403 → 3,610 (+6.1%)	840 → 928 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$50,963 → $73,875 (+45.0%)	$53,603 → $62,396 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $173,900 (+26.2%)	$120,500 → $148,800 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $768 (+2.9%)	$750 → $950 (+26.7%)

Jasper

Population

3,4033,610

Median household income

$50,963$73,875

Median home value

$137,800$173,900

Median gross rent

$746$768

New Hope

Population

840928

Median household income

$53,603$62,396

Median home value

$120,500$148,800

Median gross rent

$750$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	New Hope
Under 5	9.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	19.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	13.1%
75 and over	6.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	96.7%
Black or African American	7.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	New Hope
No high school diploma	15.5%	15.5%
High school graduate	28.0%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	New Hope
Drove alone	86.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	New Hope
1-unit, detached	82.7%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	29.1%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	New Hope
Poverty rate	12.1%	23.5%
Average household size	2.76	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1989	1985