Jasper vs Powells Crossroads

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

Jasper and Powells Crossroads 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 1,454 in Powells Crossroads). Jasper has the higher median household income ($73,875 vs $65,804 in Powells Crossroads). Jasper has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $173,000 in Powells Crossroads).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
Population	3,610	1,454
Median age	36.8 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$65,804
Median home value	$173,900	$173,000
Median gross rent	$768	$1,089
Housing units	1,409	672
Homeownership rate	82.8%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
Population	3,403 → 3,610 (+6.1%)	1,483 → 1,454 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$50,963 → $73,875 (+45.0%)	$59,688 → $65,804 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $173,900 (+26.2%)	$116,300 → $173,000 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $768 (+2.9%)	$814 → $1,089 (+33.8%)

Jasper

Population

3,4033,610

Median household income

$50,963$73,875

Median home value

$137,800$173,900

Median gross rent

$746$768

Powells Crossroads

Population

1,4831,454

Median household income

$59,688$65,804

Median home value

$116,300$173,000

Median gross rent

$814$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
Under 5	9.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	14.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	19.5%	8.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.9%
75 and over	6.2%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	93.9%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
No high school diploma	15.5%	16.3%
High school graduate	28.0%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
Drove alone	86.7%	84.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
1-unit, detached	82.7%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Powells Crossroads
Poverty rate	12.1%	4.7%
Average household size	2.76	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1989	1980