Jasper County, Missouri

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 123,532
Median household income: $57,525
Median home value: $158,500

Home to 123,532 residents, Jasper County is one of Missouri's counties. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $57,525 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Jasper County's population grew 3.0% from 119,920 to 123,532, while its median household income rose 19.0% from $48,357 to $57,525.

25.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 63.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 123,532
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,525
Median home value: $158,500
Median gross rent: $904
Housing units: 53,749
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

119,920123,532

Median household income

$48,357$57,525

Median home value

$118,400$158,500

Median gross rent

$776$904

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	119,920	$48,357	$118,400	$776
2020	120,528	$49,155	$124,200	$770
2021	122,059	$51,876	$129,600	$815
2022	122,788	$54,963	$147,500	$878
2023	123,532	$57,525	$158,500	$904

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,983	6.5%
5 to 17	22,670	18.4%
18 to 24	11,656	9.4%
25 to 34	16,652	13.5%
35 to 44	16,017	13.0%
45 to 54	14,299	11.6%
55 to 64	14,685	11.9%
65 to 74	11,601	9.4%
75 and over	7,969	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	100,272	81.2%
Black or African American	2,059	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	831	0.7%
Asian	1,683	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	424	0.3%
Some other race	425	0.3%
Two or more races	6,063	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,775	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,126	11.2%
High school graduate	27,993	34.5%
Some college or associate's	23,679	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	14,034	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,391	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45,898	80.1%
Carpooled	5,156	9.0%
Public transit	86	0.2%
Walked	809	1.4%
Bicycle	63	0.1%
Worked from home	4,626	8.1%
Other means	643	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,165	42.1%
15 to 29 min	21,158	40.2%
30 to 44 min	6,205	11.8%
45 to 59 min	1,200	2.3%
60+ min	1,927	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 18.4% (22,229 of 121,114)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,873	63.8%
Nonfamily households	17,494	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,367	90.0%
Vacant	5,382	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,577	63.2%
Renter-occupied	17,790	36.8%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	40,387	75.1%
1-unit, attached	934	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4,025	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3,137	5.8%
20 or more units	1,955	3.6%
Mobile home & other	3,311	6.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 29097
State: Missouri
Land area: 639 sq mi
Water area: 2.77 sq mi
Center point: 37.2052, -94.3373

Cities & places

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