Jasper County, TX

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2024 Population
32,727
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.8
0.706% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.7%
6.75% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$56,723
13.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$136,400
8.34% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,068
3.26% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Jasper County, TX 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.

98.6% of the residents in Jasper County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jasper County, TX are Academy of Hair Design-Jasper (23 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Jasper County, TX was $136,400, and the homeownership rate was 79%.

Most people in Jasper County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Jasper County, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Jasper County, TX is home to a population of 32.7k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.29% of Jasper County, TX residents were born outside of the country (748 people).

In 2024, there were 4.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.9k people) in Jasper County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.99k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 985 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Jasper County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jasper County, TX was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jasper County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    23.9k ± 277
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.99k ± 258
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    985 ± 334
6.99%
Hispanic Population
2.29k people

In 2024, there were 4.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.9k people) in Jasper County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.99k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 985 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.99% of the people in Jasper County, TX are hispanic (2.29k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
748 people
2.35%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
770 people

As of 2024, 2.29% of Jasper County, TX residents (748 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, TX was 2.35%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    581 ± 139
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    451 ± 169
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    349 ± 132

Jasper County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jasper County, TX employs 12.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jasper County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,750 people), Educational Services (1,484 people), and Retail Trade (1,436 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($78,750), Manufacturing ($69,071), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,271).

Employment

Occupations

12.1k
2024 Value
± 921
−3.26%
1 Year decline
± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jasper County, TX declined at a rate of −3.26%, from 12.5k employees to 12.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jasper County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,367 people), Management Occupations (1,117 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,048 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jasper County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.1k
2024 Value
± 921
−3.26%
1 Year decline
± 11.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jasper County, TX declined at a rate of −3.26%, from 12.5k employees to 12.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jasper County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,750 people), Educational Services (1,484 people), and Retail Trade (1,436 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jasper County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Jasper County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,627
Median earning men ± $3,155
$27,409
Median earning women ± $2,960

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,635), Wholesale Trade ($78,958), and Manufacturing ($70,683).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($56,271), Public Administration ($48,466), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,688).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% 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 9.63%.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 54
    Retail Trade
  2. 42
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 35
    Retail Trade

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $130k
    Manufacturing
  2. $55k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $46.5k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Jasper County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

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

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Education

In 2023, universities in Jasper County, TX awarded 23 degrees. The student population of Jasper County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 14 male students and 35 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jasper County, TX are White (17 and 73.9%) and Black or African American (6 and 26.1%).

The largest universities in Jasper County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Academy of Hair Design-Jasper (23 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jasper County, TX are General Cosmetology (22 and 95.7%) and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (1 and 4.35%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 49 students enrolled in Jasper County, TX, 28.6% men and 71.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 23 records, of which 82.6% were women and 17.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
22 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Jasper County, TX was General Cosmetology with 22 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Jasper County, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Academy of Hair Design-Jasper
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
23 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Academy of Hair Design-Jasper with 23 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jasper County, TX, which is 0.0455 times less than the 22 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 17 degrees mean that there were 2.83 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 6 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jasper County, TX was $136,400 in 2024, which is 0.41 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $125,900 to $136,400, a 8.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Jasper County, TX is 79%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jasper County, TX have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jasper County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jasper County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.92%.

Housing

Property

$136,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,961
$10,941
Median Property Taxes
±$798

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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

79%
Homeownership
2024
61.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79% of the housing units in Jasper County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,723
Median Household Income
± $6,933
13.8k
Number of Households
± 970

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.8k households in Jasper County, TX grew to $56,723 from the previous year's value of $49,919.

The following chart displays the households in Jasper County, TX 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jasper County, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Carpooled (12%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.8%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Jasper County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (4.8%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jasper County, TX have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.16% of the workforce in Jasper County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jasper County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.92%.

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Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jasper County, TX (6.52k out of 31.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jasper County, TX is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 23.6% of the children was living in poverty in Jasper County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 340 in Jasper County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 48.6 per 100,000 population.

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Health

81.2% of the population of Jasper County, TX has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jasper County, TX see 2,748 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,748 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2707 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1816 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,748 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jasper County, TX

Primary care physicians in Jasper County, TX see an average of 2,748 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,748 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 16.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.8%
Uninsured
36.2%
Employer Coverage
16.3%
Medicaid
17%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
1.5%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jasper County, TX grew by 0.449% from 18.7% to 18.8%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 86.2 in Jasper County, TX.

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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 40.7% in Jasper County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 20.2% in Jasper County, TX.

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