Jasper County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Jasper County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Jasper County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,059	2,946,779	334,922,499	2095th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,660	$56,447	$80,734	2848th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9	1527th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.2%	25.1%	35.7%	3093rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$107,100	$169,800	$332,700	2892nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$724	$954	$1,413	2618th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.4%	18.9%	12.5%	608th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	5.8%	5.2%	652nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.7	62.8	n/a	2182nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	2.4%	14.1%	2997th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.9	n/a	n/a	2858th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.1%	70.0%	65.2%	353rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.7	25.6	26.4	194th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.0%	5.9%	15.1%	3072nd of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	1002nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.7%	43.5%	46.9%	2985th of 3,222
Broadband Access	55.3%	n/a	n/a	3121st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	52.0%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.1	56.1	61.4

Age in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	41.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	6,647	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.9%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.9%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.1%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.9%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,961	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.7%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.3%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.3%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	8,133	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.5%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.0%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.3%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.9%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.4%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$737	$1,215	n/a

Education in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	49.3%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.8%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.4%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.5%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	88.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.6%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.1%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Jasper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Jasper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.6%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.7%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.2%	3.1%	16.7%

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