Jasper County, IN

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2024 Population

33,234

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.2

0.483% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.39%

21% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$77,314

2.91% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$221,500

8.37% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,028

4.8% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Jasper County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Jasper County, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jasper County, IN are Saint Josephs College (239 degrees awarded in 2016).

In 2024, the median property value in Jasper County, IN was $221,500, and the homeownership rate was 83.6%.

Most people in Jasper County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Jasper County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Jasper County, IN borders Benton County, IN, Lake County, IN, LaPorte County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, and White County, IN.

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Population & Diversity

Jasper County, IN is home to a population of 33.2k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.07% of Jasper County, IN residents were born outside of the country (1.35k people).

In 2024, there were 21.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.9k people) in Jasper County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.32k Other (Hispanic) and 1.02k Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Jasper County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jasper County, IN was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jasper County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jasper County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
28.9k ± 567
Other (Hispanic)
1.32k ± 359
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 567

7.6%

Hispanic Population

2.53k people

7.6% of the people in Jasper County, IN are hispanic (2.53k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jasper County, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
108,287 ± 8,015 people
India
34,966 ± 4,579 people
China
17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

Foreign-Born Population

4.07%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.35k people

3.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.11k people

As of 2024, 4.07% of Jasper County, IN residents (1.35k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jasper County, IN was 3.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jasper County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
674 ± 159
Gulf War (1990s)
260 ± 116
Gulf War (2001-)
224 ± 86

Jasper County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.59 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Jasper County, IN.

Economy

The economy of Jasper County, IN employs 15k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jasper County, IN were Manufacturing (2,284 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,128 people), and Construction (1,764 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($96,950), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,396), and Construction ($66,496).

Employment

Occupations

15k

2024 Value

± 891

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 8.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jasper County, IN declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 15.8k employees to 15k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jasper County, IN, are Management Occupations (1,661 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,391 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,391 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jasper County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15k

2024 Value

± 891

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 8.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jasper County, IN declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 15.8k employees to 15k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jasper County, IN, are Manufacturing (2,284 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,128 people), and Construction (1,764 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jasper County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Jasper County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,299

Median earning men ± $2,503

$35,776

Median earning women ± $5,018

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,500), Manufacturing ($73,953), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,111).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,432), Manufacturing ($52,529), and Public Administration ($52,241).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

62
Other Services (except Public Administration)
60
Construction
46
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$102k
Manufacturing
$49k
Construction
$47.8k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Jasper County, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2016, universities in Jasper County, IN awarded 239 degrees. The student population of Jasper County, IN in 2016 is skewed towards women, with 467 male students and 505 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jasper County, IN are White (204 and 86.4%), Black or African American (15 and 6.36%), Hispanic or Latino (10 and 4.24%), and Two or More Races (4 and 1.69%).

The largest universities in Jasper County, IN by number of degrees awarded are Saint Josephs College (239 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jasper County, IN are Registered Nursing (52 and 21.8%), General Biological Sciences (28 and 11.7%), and General Business (26 and 10.9%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $28,252.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2016 in Jasper County, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 76.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2016 was 972 (48% men and 52% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2016 there were 972 students enrolled in Jasper County, IN, 48% men and 52% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 746 records, of which 57.8% were women and 42.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
52 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
28 degrees awarded
General Business
26 degrees awarded

In 2016, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Jasper County, IN was Registered Nursing with 52 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Jasper County, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Saint Josephs College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

239 degrees awarded

In 2016, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Saint Josephs College with 239 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2016, 78 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jasper County, IN, which is 0.484 times less than the 161 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2016, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 204 degrees mean that there were 13.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 15 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,252) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2016.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($430) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2016.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jasper County, IN was $221,500 in 2024, which is 0.666 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $204,400 to $221,500, a 8.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Jasper County, IN is 83.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jasper County, IN have an average commute time of 28.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jasper County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 7.52% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jasper County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.78%.

Housing

Property

$221,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,220

$10,659

Median Property Taxes

±$700

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jasper County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jasper County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.6% of the housing units in Jasper County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jasper County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,314

Median Household Income

± $4,570

12.8k

Number of Households

± 814

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.8k households in Jasper County, IN declined from $77,314 from the previous year's value of $79,634.

The following chart displays the households in Jasper County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jasper County, IN is from Indiana.

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (5.69%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Jasper County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (5.69%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jasper County, IN have a longer commute time (28.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in Jasper County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jasper County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jasper County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jasper County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 7.52% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jasper County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.78%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jasper County, IN (2.75k out of 32.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jasper County, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 10% of the children was living in poverty in Jasper County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.5% of the population of Jasper County, IN has health coverage, with 49.4% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 17.8% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.759% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jasper County, IN see 4,136 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,136 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2773 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1597 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,136 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jasper County, IN

Primary care physicians in Jasper County, IN see an average of 4,136 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,136 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jasper County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.47%

Uninsured

49.4%

Employer Coverage

15.6%

Medicaid

17.8%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

0.759%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jasper County, IN grew by 24.4% from 4.4% to 5.47%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jasper County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 44.2 in Jasper County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jasper County, IN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38% in Jasper County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jasper County, IN.