Jasper County, Indiana Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Jasper County, Indiana, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Jasper County, Indiana. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Jasper County, Indiana. The estimated population of Jasper County, Indiana is 33,006 people, with a median age of 40.9.

We can look at the total population in Jasper County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
33,006
 -1.28% -1.32%
2020
33,433
 -0.04% -
2019
33,447
 -0.01% -
2018
33,449
 0% -
2017
33,448
 - -

Population of Jasper County, Indiana by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
89.4%
91.7%
 -2.51%
Black/African American
1%
0.7%
 +42.86%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
6.3%
5.9%
 +6.78%
Asian
0.3%
0.4%
 -25.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3%
1.3%
 +130.77%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Jasper County, Indiana by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.9 +0.99% 39.7 +1.02% 41.7 +0.48%
2020 40.5 +0.5% 39.3 -0.25% 41.5 +1.22%
2019 40.3 +1% 39.4 +1.29% 41 +0.74%
2018 39.9 +2.31% 38.9 +1.83% 40.7 +2.01%
2017 39 - 38.2 - 39.9 -

The median age of Jasper County, Indiana gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,345 -16.95% 2,238 -15.18% 1,960 1,910
10 to 19 2,230 +11.81% 2,204 +5.68% 2,491 2,330
20 to 29 2,069 -5.97% 1,884 -0.07% 1,947 1,880
30 to 39 1,996 -3.57% 2,142 -25.08% 1,917 1,653
40 to 49 2,045 +3.82% 1,930 +18.15% 2,122 2,302
50 to 59 2,498 -8.73% 2,358 -9.37% 2,270 2,142
60 to 69 1,825 +22.76% 2,060 +4.01% 2,250 2,118
70+ 1,560 +2.17% 2,064 +3.91% 1,588 2,126

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Jasper County, Indiana is $69,632.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Jasper County.

  • Under 25
    $35,938.00
  • 25 to 44
    $75,690.00
  • 45 to 64
    $85,775.00
  • 65 and over
    $44,806.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Jasper County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Jasper County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Jasper County, Indiana is currently $78,870.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.11% of households in Jasper County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Jasper County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.61%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.61%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.37%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    18.01%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.03%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.27%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.11%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Jasper County is $30,776.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Jasper County by the total population of Jasper County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Jasper County, Indiana, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Jasper County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    5.87%
  • Bachelor's degree
    19.39%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.98%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    60.91%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.85%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Jasper County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Jasper County over the age of 16 is 26,302.

Of those people, a total of 60.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Jasper County is 57.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,987 41.10% 8.70%
20 to 24 years 1,921 74.30% 5.70%
25 to 29 years 1,906 81.00% 5.30%
30 to 34 years 1,884 81.40% 1.00%
35 to 44 years 4,057 79.80% 8.60%
45 to 54 years 4,130 79.50% 3.60%
55 to 59 years 2,335 76.90% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 2,237 52.00% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 3,523 24.50% 4.50%
75 years and over 2,322 7.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Jasper County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 24,252 59.90% 4.60%
Black or African American 251 70.90% 0.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 10 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 95 76.80% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 522 54.40% 5.30%
Two or more races 1,172 64.10% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,349 70.40% 3.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 23,819 59.60% 4.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Jasper County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Jasper County is 15,133, with median earnings of $41,469.00.

Women in Jasper County, Indiana earning approximately 49.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 15,133 $41,469.00
Male 8,300 $53,919.00
Female 6,833 $26,840.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,315 $77,483.00
Business and Financial 531 $37,917.00
Computer and Mathematical 129 $57,083.00
Architecture and Engineering 111 $85,995.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 81 $44,648.00
Community and Social Service 240 $39,909.00
Legal 48 $162,931.00
Educational and Library 845 $34,777.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 198 $39,082.00
Healthcare Practitioners 771 $49,441.00
Healthcare Support 325 $21,563.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 114 $61,339.00
Law Enforcement 197 $52,005.00
Food Preparation and Serving 941 $12,583.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 453 $22,552.00
Personal Care and Service 443 $13,852.00
Sales 1,483 $33,797.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,560 $34,104.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 219 $40,703.00
Construction and Extraction 1,379 $61,717.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 840 $69,659.00
Production 1,436 $45,613.00
Transportation and Material Moving 664 $45,741.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 924 $91,714.00 391 $72,534.00
Business and Financial 146 $53,864.00 385 $28,155.00
Computer and Mathematical 92 $58,810.00 37 $36,458.00
Architecture and Engineering 105 $86,148.00 6 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 31 $47,656.00 50 $43,700.00
Community and Social Service 113 $44,911.00 127 $38,674.00
Legal 48 $162,931.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 194 $53,500.00 651 $30,795.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 127 $45,750.00 71 $17,841.00
Healthcare Practitioners 105 $72,614.00 666 $49,309.00
Healthcare Support 16 $0.00 309 $22,277.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 63 $62,009.00 51 $12,443.00
Law Enforcement 102 $57,056.00 95 $50,077.00
Food Preparation and Serving 312 $6,290.00 629 $14,526.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 324 $14,911.00 129 $25,234.00
Personal Care and Service 13 $0.00 430 $13,827.00
Sales 582 $57,361.00 901 $18,352.00
Office and Administrative Support 276 $44,297.00 1,284 $30,172.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 200 $42,188.00 19 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,344 $62,300.00 35 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 834 $70,000.00 6 $0.00
Production 1,068 $48,850.00 368 $35,541.00
Transportation and Material Moving 609 $47,269.00 55 $14,955.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 12,493 households in Jasper County, with an average household size of 2.58 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 8,734 families in Jasper County with an average family size of 3.1 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 6,910 560 1,264 3,759
Average Household Size 3.24 3.35 2.88 1.15
Total Families 6,910 560 1,264 0
Average Household Size 3.22 2.75 2.61 0

Poverty

Of the 8,734 families in Jasper County, 6.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Jasper County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 13,491 housing units in Jasper County, Indiana.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 12,493 92.60%
Vacant 998 7.40%

17.52% of the total 13,491 housing units in Jasper County are rental units. This is approximately 2,364 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 9,898 are occupied by the owner - or 73.37% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Jasper County is $839.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Jasper County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    231
  • Less than $500
    225
  • $500 to $999
    1,499
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    599
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    2
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    39

Property Value

The median value of a property in Jasper County is $164,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Jasper County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    302
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,345
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,179
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,882
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,976
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    944
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    246
  • $1,000,000 or more
    24

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Jasper County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Jasper County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,728
  • 1940 to 1949
    741
  • 1950 to 1959
    931
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,032
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,452
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,072
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,521
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,173
  • 2010 to 2013
    838
  • 2014 or later
    3

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Jasper County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    349
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,283
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,031
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,830

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Jasper County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Jasper County that commute to work in a particular way.

28 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Jasper County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,023
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,180
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,671
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,123
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,236
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    580
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,442
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    539
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    424
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,997
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,456
  • 90 or more minutes
    362

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Jasper County, Indiana in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Jasper County, Indiana

We have data for 18 places in Jasper County, Indiana. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.