Jasper County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (228,227 vs 123,532 in Jasper County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($80,522 vs $57,525 in Jasper County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $158,500 in Jasper County).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
Population	123,532	228,227
Median age	36.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,525	$80,522
Median home value	$158,500	$218,800
Median gross rent	$904	$972
Housing units	53,749	93,276
Homeownership rate	63.2%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
Population	119,920 → 123,532 (+3.0%)	223,951 → 228,227 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$48,357 → $57,525 (+19.0%)	$65,454 → $80,522 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$118,400 → $158,500 (+33.9%)	$161,800 → $218,800 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $904 (+16.5%)	$855 → $972 (+13.7%)

Jasper County

Population

119,920123,532

Median household income

$48,357$57,525

Median home value

$118,400$158,500

Median gross rent

$776$904

Jefferson County

Population

223,951228,227

Median household income

$65,454$80,522

Median home value

$161,800$218,800

Median gross rent

$855$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
Under 5	6.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.3%
75 and over	6.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	89.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	11.2%	8.5%
High school graduate	34.5%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	80.1%	81.0%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	75.1%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Jasper County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	18.4%	8.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1985	1986