Jasper

Population: 785
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $110,900

Jasper is a community in Jasper County, Missouri, home to 785 residents. At $48,750, its median household income sits below Jasper County's $57,525.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jasper's population declined 14.7% from 920 to 785, while its median home value rose 73.0% from $64,100 to $110,900.

16.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 785
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $110,900
Median gross rent: $655
Housing units: 407
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

920785

Median household income

$42,625$48,750

Median home value

$64,100$110,900

Median gross rent

$591$655

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	920	$42,625	$64,100	$591
2020	950	$47,188	$69,800	$592
2021	798	$47,946	$84,800	$612
2022	833	$48,125	$105,300	$630
2023	785	$48,750	$110,900	$655

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	3.3%
5 to 17	152	19.4%
18 to 24	60	7.6%
25 to 34	113	14.4%
35 to 44	130	16.6%
45 to 54	48	6.1%
55 to 64	103	13.1%
65 to 74	103	13.1%
75 and over	50	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	712	90.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	2.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	45	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate45.5%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	8.0%
High school graduate	249	45.5%
Some college or associate's	165	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	62	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	27	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	249	77.6%
Carpooled	41	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	7.5%
Other means	5	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	20.9%
15 to 29 min	120	40.4%
30 to 44 min	106	35.7%
45 to 59 min	9	3.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 18.9% (148 of 782)

	Count	Share
Family households	206	67.5%
Nonfamily households	99	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	305	74.9%
Vacant	102	25.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	227	74.4%
Renter-occupied	78	25.6%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	307	75.4%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	60	14.7%
5 to 19 units	9	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2936512
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.3357, -94.3028