Jasper County, TX

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2023 Population
32,807
0.681% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
42.5
0.473% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
22.2%
2.59% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$49,919
2.26% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$125,900
7.24% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
12,475
0.824% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Jasper County, TX had a population of 32.8k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $49,919. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Jasper County, TX declined from 33,032 to 32,807, a −0.681% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,818 to $49,919, a 2.26% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jasper County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.4%), Other (Hispanic) (2.94%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.73%).

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 (28 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Jasper County, TX was $125,900, and the homeownership rate was 77.7%.

Most people in Jasper County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jasper County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Jasper County, TX is home to a population of 32.8k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.35% of Jasper County, TX residents were born outside of the country (770 people).

In 2023, there were 4.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.2k people) in Jasper County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.06k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.11k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.6%
2023 Citizenship
98.4%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Jasper County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Jasper County, TX was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jasper County, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    24.2k ± 217
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.06k ± 295
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.11k ± 371
6.85%
Hispanic Population
2.25k people

In 2023, there were 4.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.2k people) in Jasper County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.06k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.11k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.85% of the people in Jasper County, TX are hispanic (2.25k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
  2. India
    305,649 ± 13,502 people
  3. El Salvador
    224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.35%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
770 people
2.7%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
893 people

As of 2023, 2.35% of Jasper County, TX residents (770 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jasper County, TX was 2.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    642 ± 159
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    442 ± 159
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    293 ± 142

Jasper County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jasper County, TX employs 12.5k people. The largest industries in Jasper County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,630 people), Educational Services (1,547 people), and Retail Trade (1,464 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($151,534), Wholesale Trade ($77,417), and Manufacturing ($67,458).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

12.5k
2023 Value
± 958
0.824%
1 Year growth
± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jasper County, TX grew at a rate of 0.824%, from 12.4k employees to 12.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jasper County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,373 people), Management Occupations (1,054 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,038 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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Employment by Industries

12.5k
2023 Value
± 958
0.824%
1 Year growth
± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jasper County, TX grew at a rate of 0.824%, from 12.4k employees to 12.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jasper County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,630 people), Educational Services (1,547 people), and Retail Trade (1,464 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

$56,824
Median earning men ± $2,835
$26,344
Median earning women ± $2,530

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($78,495), Manufacturing ($73,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($53,258), Wholesale Trade ($48,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,242).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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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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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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Jasper County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 80.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.673%).

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.

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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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Jasper County, TX awarded 28 degrees. The student population of Jasper County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 15 male students and 41 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jasper County, TX are White (19 and 67.9%), followed by Black or African American (9 and 32.1%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Jasper County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Academy of Hair Design-Jasper (28 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jasper County, TX are General Cosmetology (27 and 96.4%) and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (1 and 3.57%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 56 students enrolled in Jasper County, TX, 26.8% men and 73.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 21 records, of which 90.5% were women and 9.52% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
27 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Jasper County, TX was General Cosmetology with 27 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
28 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Academy of Hair Design-Jasper with 28 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jasper County, TX, which is 0.037 times less than the 27 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 19 degrees mean that there were 2.11 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 9 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jasper County, TX was $125,900 in 2023, which is 0.415 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $117,400 to $125,900, a 7.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Jasper County, TX is 77.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Jasper County, TX have an average commute time of 28.4 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.

Median household income in Jasper County, TX is $49,919. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Jasper County, TX was Census Tract 9508 with a value of $65,089, followed by Census Tract 9502 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $58,654 and $58,569.

In 2023, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jasper County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.77%.

Property

$125,900
Median Property Value 2023
±$11,665
$10,619
Median Property Taxes
±$856

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

77.7%
Homeownership
2023
58.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 77.7% of the housing units in Jasper County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.6%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9508
  2. Census Tract 9502
  3. Census Tract 9505

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jasper County, TX was Census Tract 9508 with a value of $65,089, followed by Census Tract 9502 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $58,654 and $58,569.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Jasper County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$49,919
Median Household Income
± $3,157
13.7k
Number of Households
± 991

In 2023, the median household income of the 13.7k households in Jasper County, TX grew to $49,919 from the previous year's value of $48,818.

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.
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (79.4%)
  2. Carpooled (12.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.12%)

In 2023, 79.4% of workers in Jasper County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (4.12%).

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

28.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jasper County, TX have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.18% 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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Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jasper County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.77%.

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Poverty & Diversity

22.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jasper County, TX (7.03k out of 31.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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 2023, 32.2% of the children was living in poverty in Jasper County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.6%.

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Health

81.3% of the population of Jasper County, TX has health coverage, with 36.7% on employee plans, 16.5% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 9.39% on non-group plans, and 1.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jasper County, TX see 2948 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.439% decrease from the previous year (2961 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2537 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1940 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,948 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jasper County, TX

Primary care physicians in Jasper County, TX see an average of 2,948 patients per year. This represents a 0.439% decrease from the previous year (2,961 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 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.7%
Uninsured
36.7%
Employer Coverage
16.5%
Medicaid
17.2%
Medicare
9.39%
Non-Group
1.44%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jasper County, TX declined by 6.97% from 20.1% to 18.7%.

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Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 62.1 in Jasper County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

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In 2023, 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 39.1% in Jasper County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 18.6% in Jasper County, TX.

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