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Jasper County, IL

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

AI Overview

Jasper County is a small rural Illinois county of 9,233 residents with an 85.2% homeownership rate and median home values of $122,900, reflecting a low-cost, owner-occupied housing base. The labor force participation rate stands at 65.8%, with median worker earnings of $40,977, a 3.7% unemployment rate, and 20.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The county has seen a population decline of 3.8% over five years, and its median age of 44.3 suggests an older workforce, while a poverty rate of 8.7% and median household income of $74,755 indicate moderate economic stability.

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

Population

9,233

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,755

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,892 (96.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races151 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race70 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone45 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone12 (0.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone7 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish107
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic15
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
  4. 4.Other Indo-European2
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

407

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,612

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,847

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance954
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)635
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)607
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining427
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities419

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,457
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations953
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations952
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations687
  5. 5.Service Occupations672

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.66×)423
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.99×)545
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)634
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)636
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.14×)123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$766/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999386 (12.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999334 (10.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999269 (8.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999264 (8.3%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999198 (6.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999186 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,977

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,806 (81.2%)
  • Carpooled389 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home383 (8.2%)
  • Other46 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit34 (0.7%)
  • Walked24 (0.5%)

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.