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Jasper County, SC

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

AI Overview

Jasper County is a small, largely residential county of 30,658 residents that grew 9.9% over five years, reflecting steady in-migration to the southern South Carolina region. The labor force participation rate is relatively low at 53.7%, with 25.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $34,709 against a median household income of $65,613. A homeownership rate of 77.2%, median home value of $269,400, and poverty rate of 18.3% point to an affordable but economically modest community, with an unemployment rate of 5.1% and foreign-born population share of 11.2%.

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

Population

30,658

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,613

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,468 (48.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,572 (32.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,021 (9.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,630 (5.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races855 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone334 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,480
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic133
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic102
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
  5. 5.Korean20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,854

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,689

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,505

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,094
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,799
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,683
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,490
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,340

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations3,561
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,518
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,578
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,886
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,614

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.56×)1,381
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.50×)306
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.40×)1,947
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)830
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)1,316

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$269,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,307/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,071 (20.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,485 (14.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,151 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999732 (7.2%)
  • $30,000 to $34,999455 (4.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999445 (4.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,717 (75.3%)
  • Carpooled1,810 (14.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,108 (8.6%)
  • Walked181 (1.4%)
  • Other62 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle28 (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.