Jasper, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,630

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

30.2

5.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.2%

1.57% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,442

21% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$282,500

Population & Diversity

Jasper, GA is home to a population of 4.63k people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.27% of Jasper, GA residents were born outside of the country (105 people).

In 2024, there were 26.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.11k people) in Jasper, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 155 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 151 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Jasper, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jasper, GA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jasper, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.11k ± 236
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
155 ± 94
Other (Hispanic)
151 ± 154

5.94%

Hispanic Population

275 people

5.94% of the people in Jasper, GA are hispanic (275 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

2.27%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

105 people

2.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

96 people

As of 2024, 2.27% of Jasper, GA residents (105 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, GA was 2.19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
73 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 33
Korea
10 ± 21

Jasper, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.56 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Jasper, GA employs 1.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jasper, GA were Construction (292 people), Manufacturing (290 people), and Retail Trade (243 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($61,429), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,662), and Construction ($43,500).

Employment

Occupations

1.92k

2024 Value

± 396

7.61%

1 Year growth

± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jasper, GA grew at a rate of 7.61%, from 1.79k employees to 1.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jasper, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (338 people), Sales & Related Occupations (335 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (197 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jasper, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

1.92k

2024 Value

± 396

7.61%

1 Year growth

± 28.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jasper, GA grew at a rate of 7.61%, from 1.79k employees to 1.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jasper, GA, are Construction (292 people), Manufacturing (290 people), and Retail Trade (243 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jasper, GA, though some of these residents may live in Jasper, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,569

Median earning men ± $17,730

$38,715

Median earning women ± $9,783

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,795), and Construction ($43,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($46,719), Retail Trade ($43,182), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,434).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jasper, GA was $282,500 in 2024, which is 0.849 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $252,700 to $282,500, a 11.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Jasper, GA is 50.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jasper, GA have an average commute time of 30.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jasper, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$282,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,830

$854

Median Property Taxes

±$203

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, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

50.4%

Homeownership

2024

71.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.4% of the housing units in Jasper, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 37%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jasper, GA 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.

$52,442

Median Household Income

± $10,183

1.69k

Number of Households

± 322

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.69k households in Jasper, GA grew to $52,442 from the previous year's value of $43,353.

The following chart displays the households in Jasper, GA 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, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.1%)
Carpooled (15.5%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in Jasper, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.5%) and those who worked at home (15.3%).

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

30.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jasper, GA have a longer commute time (30.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.4% of the workforce in Jasper, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jasper, GA (1.24k out of 4.54k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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