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Jasper County, TX

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

AI Overview

Jasper County is a small East Texas county of 32,807 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $32,422 and median worker earnings of $34,034, though a 14.0% unemployment rate and 55.8% labor force participation rate signal a constrained labor market. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 42.8 years, and only 12.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while the 22.2% poverty rate points to significant economic stress. Housing costs are low—median home value of $125,900 and median gross rent of $790/month—against a backdrop of a -7.6% population decline over five years and a 79.0% homeownership rate.

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

Population

32,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,723

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,241 (74.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,001 (15.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,441 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races987 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone871 (2.7%)
  • Asian Alone147 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,340
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)100
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic96
  4. 4.Other Indo-European84
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)78

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,812

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,422

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,234
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,436
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,188
  4. 4.Construction (Group)982
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services916

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,139
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,432
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,368
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,678
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,451

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.71×)539
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.50×)1,294
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.26×)744
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)641
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)3,177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$790/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,138 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,104 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999870 (8.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999819 (7.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999785 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999735 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,034

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,617 (80.9%)
  • Carpooled1,426 (12.0%)
  • Worked At Home571 (4.8%)
  • Other157 (1.3%)
  • Walked83 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit33 (0.3%)

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.