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Jasper County, IN

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

AI Overview

Jasper County, IN is a small rural county of 33,198 residents with a median household income of $77,314 and a low poverty rate of 6.9%, suggesting a relatively stable working-class economy. The labor force of 62.5% participation skews toward non-college workers, with only 18.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 93.1% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 3.9%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $204,400 and median rent of $926/month—alongside an 83.6% homeownership rate, though the county posted a slight population decline of -0.8% over five years.

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

Population

33,198

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,314

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,174 (87.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,750 (5.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,319 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races680 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone238 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone58 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,174
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)44
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic28
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,669

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,594

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,426

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,356
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,284
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,764
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,632
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,275

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,769
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,868
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,685
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,410
  5. 5.Service Occupations2,296

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.93×)738
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.73×)2,724
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.72×)1,874
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.21×)1,115
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)3,508

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$204,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$926/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,653 (15.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,560 (14.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,299 (12.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,252 (11.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,004 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999958 (9.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,902

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,884 (81.8%)
  • Carpooled1,504 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home827 (5.7%)
  • Walked173 (1.2%)
  • Other91 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle33 (0.2%)

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.