Jasper vs South Pittsburg

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

Jasper and South Pittsburg 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 3,040 in South Pittsburg). Jasper has the higher median household income ($73,875 vs $54,347 in South Pittsburg). Jasper has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $160,700 in South Pittsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
Population	3,610	3,040
Median age	36.8 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$54,347
Median home value	$173,900	$160,700
Median gross rent	$768	$796
Housing units	1,409	1,518
Homeownership rate	82.8%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
Population	3,403 → 3,610 (+6.1%)	3,051 → 3,040 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$50,963 → $73,875 (+45.0%)	$34,292 → $54,347 (+58.5%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $173,900 (+26.2%)	$92,600 → $160,700 (+73.5%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $768 (+2.9%)	$521 → $796 (+52.8%)

Jasper

Population

3,4033,610

Median household income

$50,963$73,875

Median home value

$137,800$173,900

Median gross rent

$746$768

South Pittsburg

Population

3,0513,040

Median household income

$34,292$54,347

Median home value

$92,600$160,700

Median gross rent

$521$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
Under 5	9.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.9%	9.8%
35 to 44	19.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.4%	20.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	13.1%
75 and over	6.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	88.0%
Black or African American	7.9%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
No high school diploma	15.5%	22.9%
High school graduate	28.0%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
Drove alone	86.7%	58.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	35.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
1-unit, detached	82.7%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	South Pittsburg
Poverty rate	12.1%	15.6%
Average household size	2.76	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1989	1977