Jasper vs Sam Rayburn

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

Jasper and Sam Rayburn 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 1,163 in Sam Rayburn). Sam Rayburn has the higher median household income ($80,500 vs $42,407 in Jasper). Sam Rayburn has the higher median home value ($232,000 vs $130,200 in Jasper).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
Population	7,215	1,163
Median age	38.7 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,407	$80,500
Median home value	$130,200	$232,000
Median gross rent	$853	$876
Housing units	3,868	824
Homeownership rate	56.2%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
Population	7,583 → 7,215 (-4.9%)	950 → 1,163 (+22.4%)
Median household income	$38,132 → $42,407 (+11.2%)	$75,130 → $80,500 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $130,200 (+58.8%)	$209,300 → $232,000 (+10.8%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $853 (+9.6%)	$1,179 → $876 (-25.7%)

Jasper

Population

7,5837,215

Median household income

$38,132$42,407

Median home value

$82,000$130,200

Median gross rent

$778$853

Sam Rayburn

Population

9501,163

Median household income

$75,130$80,500

Median home value

$209,300$232,000

Median gross rent

$1,179$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
Under 5	4.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	24.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	6.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	6.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	17.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	16.3%
75 and over	10.8%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	90.6%
Black or African American	43.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
No high school diploma	10.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	45.9%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
Drove alone	78.9%	72.9%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.7%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	10.3%
Other means	3.8%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
1-unit, detached	40.7%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Jasper	Sam Rayburn
Poverty rate	28.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1981	1988