Jasper vs Whitwell

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

Jasper and Whitwell 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 1,863 in Whitwell). Jasper has the higher median household income ($73,875 vs $62,500 in Whitwell). Jasper has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $121,700 in Whitwell).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Whitwell
Population	3,610	1,863
Median age	36.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,875	$62,500
Median home value	$173,900	$121,700
Median gross rent	$768	$834
Housing units	1,409	1,030
Homeownership rate	82.8%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Whitwell
Population	3,403 → 3,610 (+6.1%)	1,798 → 1,863 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$50,963 → $73,875 (+45.0%)	$42,727 → $62,500 (+46.3%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $173,900 (+26.2%)	$84,600 → $121,700 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $768 (+2.9%)	$713 → $834 (+17.0%)

Jasper

Population

3,4033,610

Median household income

$50,963$73,875

Median home value

$137,800$173,900

Median gross rent

$746$768

Whitwell

Population

1,7981,863

Median household income

$42,727$62,500

Median home value

$84,600$121,700

Median gross rent

$713$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Whitwell
Under 5	9.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	11.8%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.5%
35 to 44	19.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	20.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.3%
75 and over	6.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Whitwell
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	91.4%
Black or African American	7.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Whitwell
No high school diploma	15.5%	21.5%
High school graduate	28.0%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Whitwell
Drove alone	86.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Whitwell
1-unit, detached	82.7%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Whitwell
Poverty rate	12.1%	13.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1989	1979