Jasper County, SC has a population of 27,186 people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $38,991. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Jasper County, SC grew from 26,549 to 27,186, a 2.4% increase and its median household income grew from $37,141 to $38,991, a 4.98% increase.
The population of Jasper County, SC is 43.8% Black, 41% White, and 13.4% Hispanic. 12.9% of the people in Jasper County, SC speak a non-English language, and 92.9% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Jasper County, SC are Technical College of the Lowcountry, with 529 graduates, University of South Carolina-Beaufort, with 267 graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Jasper County, SC is $112,100, and the homeownership rate is 69%. Most people in Jasper County, SC commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jasper County, SC is 2 cars per household.
Jasper County, SC is the 35th most populated county in South Carolina and borders Chatham County, GA; Effingham County, GA; Beaufort County, SC; and Hampton County, SC.
The economy of Jasper County, SC employs 12,125 people. The economy of Jasper County, SC is specialized in Construction; Utilities; and Admin., Support, Waste Management Services, which employ respectively 2.74; 2.37; and 1.57 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Jasper County, SC are Construction (2,078), Retail trade (1,814), and Accommodation & Food Service (1,355), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting ($39,271), Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($34,291), and Utilities ($32,064).
Median household income in Jasper County, SC is $38,991. Males in Jasper County, SC have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $43,208. The income inequality of Jasper County, SC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.48 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Jasper County, SC. In Jasper County, SC the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 65-74 and 65-74, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 26 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,077. Jasper County, SC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in South Carolina.
Jasper County, SC is home to a population of 27,186 people, from which 92.9% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Jasper County, SC is composed of 11,918 Black residents (43.8%), 11,154 White residents (41%), 3,652 Hispanic residents (13.4%), 256 Two+ residents (0.94%), and 198 Asian residents (0.73%). The most common foreign languages in Jasper County, SC are Spanish (3,009 speakers), Tagalog (84 speakers), and Chinese (44 speakers), but compared to other places, Jasper County, SC has a relative high number of Other (36 speakers), Spanish (3,009 speakers), and Tagalog (84 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton Towns & Beaufort City PUMA, SC awarded 796 degrees. The student population of Hilton Head Island, Bluffton Towns & Beaufort City PUMA, SC is skewed towards females, with 295 male students and 501 female students. Most students in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton Towns & Beaufort City PUMA, SC are White (478 and 60.1%), followed by Black or African American (232 and 29.1%), Hispanic or Latino (57 and 7.16%), and Two or more races (7 and 0.88%). The largest universities in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton Towns & Beaufort City PUMA, SC by number of graduates are Technical College of the Lowcountry (529 and 66.5%), University of South Carolina-Beaufort (267 and 33.5%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton Towns & Beaufort City PUMA, SC are General Business Administration & Management (61 and 7.66%), General Hospitality Management (42 and 5.28%), and General Psychology (31 and 3.89%). The median tuition costs in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton Towns & Beaufort City PUMA, SC are N/A for private four year colleges, and $9,780 and $20,244 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Jasper County, SC is $112,100, which is 0.55 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $99,300 to $112,100, a 12.9% increase. The homeownership rate of Jasper County, SC is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Jasper County, SC have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Jasper County, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.