Jasper County, Illinois

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,233
Median household income: $71,094
Median home value: $122,900

Home to 9,233 residents, Jasper County is one of Illinois's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,094, its median household income sits below Illinois's $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jasper County's population declined 3.8% from 9,594 to 9,233, while its median household income rose 31.0% from $54,256 to $71,094.

87.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,233
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,094
Median home value: $122,900
Median gross rent: $766
Housing units: 4,227
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5949,233

Median household income

$54,256$71,094

Median home value

$99,500$122,900

Median gross rent

$578$766

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,594	$54,256	$99,500	$578
2020	9,547	$55,911	$99,900	$645
2021	9,324	$60,237	$100,400	$663
2022	9,295	$67,429	$117,900	$770
2023	9,233	$71,094	$122,900	$766

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	548	5.9%
5 to 17	1,522	16.5%
18 to 24	672	7.3%
25 to 34	939	10.2%
35 to 44	1,069	11.6%
45 to 54	1,129	12.2%
55 to 64	1,462	15.8%
65 to 74	1,099	11.9%
75 and over	793	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,959	97.0%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	141	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	106	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	450	6.9%
High school graduate	2,233	34.4%
Some college or associate's	2,473	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	910	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	425	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,922	84.8%
Carpooled	270	5.8%
Public transit	32	0.7%
Walked	21	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	321	6.9%
Other means	57	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,239	28.8%
15 to 29 min	1,188	27.6%
30 to 44 min	1,063	24.7%
45 to 59 min	459	10.7%
60+ min	353	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 8.7% (795 of 9,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,591	68.8%
Nonfamily households	1,175	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,766	89.1%
Vacant	461	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,119	82.8%
Renter-occupied	647	17.2%

1-unit, detached87.4%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,696	87.4%
1-unit, attached	57	1.3%
2 to 4 units	52	1.2%
5 to 19 units	26	0.6%
20 or more units	88	2.1%
Mobile home & other	308	7.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17079
State: Illinois
Land area: 495 sq mi
Water area: 3.6 sq mi
Center point: 39.0049, -88.1507

Cities & places

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