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Jasper County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Jasper County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jasper County is a small rural Georgia county of 15,345 residents that has grown 11.3% over five years, pointing to steady in-migration likely tied to its affordability — median home values sit at $219,700 with an 85.6% homeownership rate. The workforce of roughly 9,000 labor-force participants skews toward lower formal education, with only 19.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings of $39,538, and a 7.2% unemployment rate. A mean commute of 39.2 minutes suggests most workers travel outside the county for employment, consistent with a GDP per capita of $20,155 that falls well below the median household income of $60,134.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

15,345

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,134

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.3% since 2018

Jasper County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,958 (75.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,691 (16.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone483 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races422 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race347 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone25 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish465
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island29
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

852

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,155

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,661

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,179
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,014
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)807
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)775
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services600

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,158
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,353
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,302
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,200
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,034

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.05×)938
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.78×)690
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.78×)188
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.38×)429
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$219,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$983/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999675 (13.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999542 (10.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999523 (10.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999506 (9.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999458 (9.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999410 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,538

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

39.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,525 (80.8%)
  • Carpooled593 (8.7%)
  • Worked At Home572 (8.4%)
  • Other93 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit28 (0.4%)
  • Taxi26 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.