Jasper County vs Oglethorpe County

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

Jasper County and Oglethorpe County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jasper County has the higher population (15,345 vs 15,221 in Oglethorpe County). Oglethorpe County has the higher median household income ($69,784 vs $59,574 in Jasper County). Jasper County has the higher median home value ($219,700 vs $198,700 in Oglethorpe County).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
Population	15,345	15,221
Median age	43.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,574	$69,784
Median home value	$219,700	$198,700
Median gross rent	$983	$832
Housing units	6,452	6,450
Homeownership rate	84.2%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
Population	13,916 → 15,345 (+10.3%)	14,931 → 15,221 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $59,574 (+16.2%)	$47,120 → $69,784 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$139,400 → $219,700 (+57.6%)	$118,500 → $198,700 (+67.7%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $983 (+15.9%)	$725 → $832 (+14.8%)

Jasper County

Population

13,91615,345

Median household income

$51,250$59,574

Median home value

$139,400$219,700

Median gross rent

$848$983

Oglethorpe County

Population

14,93115,221

Median household income

$47,120$69,784

Median home value

$118,500$198,700

Median gross rent

$725$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
Under 5	4.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.7%
75 and over	6.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	73.6%
Black or African American	17.1%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
No high school diploma	11.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	44.4%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
Drove alone	82.0%	83.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.6%
Other means	1.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	24.9%

Poverty & households

	Jasper County	Oglethorpe County
Poverty rate	14.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.62	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	36	33
Median year structure built	1990	1988