Jasper vs Kirbyville

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

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

Jasper has the higher population (7,215 vs 2,027 in Kirbyville). Jasper has the higher median household income ($42,407 vs $34,688 in Kirbyville). Jasper has the higher median home value ($130,200 vs $88,800 in Kirbyville).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Kirbyville
Population	7,215	2,027
Median age	38.7 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,407	$34,688
Median home value	$130,200	$88,800
Median gross rent	$853	$585
Housing units	3,868	938
Homeownership rate	56.2%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	19.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Kirbyville
Population	7,583 → 7,215 (-4.9%)	2,631 → 2,027 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$38,132 → $42,407 (+11.2%)	$24,503 → $34,688 (+41.6%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $130,200 (+58.8%)	$73,600 → $88,800 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $853 (+9.6%)	$605 → $585 (-3.3%)

Jasper

Population

7,5837,215

Median household income

$38,132$42,407

Median home value

$82,000$130,200

Median gross rent

$778$853

Kirbyville

Population

2,6312,027

Median household income

$24,503$34,688

Median home value

$73,600$88,800

Median gross rent

$605$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Kirbyville
Under 5	4.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	24.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.1%
75 and over	10.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Kirbyville
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	69.8%
Black or African American	43.2%	14.5%
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	3.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Kirbyville
No high school diploma	10.9%	10.6%
High school graduate	45.9%	49.5%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Kirbyville
Drove alone	78.9%	73.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	18.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	5.8%
Other means	3.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Kirbyville
1-unit, detached	40.7%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.9%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Kirbyville
Poverty rate	28.7%	34.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	37
Median year structure built	1981	1981