Jasper County, IL Population

Overview

9,324

Total Population

44.1

Median age

49.56%

Female population %

101.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

63

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jasper County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jasper County is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jasper County's population under 18 was 23.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jasper County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jasper County, 18.85% were under the age of 15, 16.28% aged 15 to 29, 45.31% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 82 less females than males in Jasper County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.56% females and 50.44% males in Jasper County, IL.
The Jasper County, IL gender ratio is 101.8:100 i.e. 101.8 men to 100 women (1.018).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 398.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 450.

Jasper County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jasper County population: 97.11% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.45% are some other race and 1.93% are multiracial.
Jasper County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 63 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,261 (99.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jasper County is White with a population of 9,055 (97.11% of the total population).

Jasper County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 10,056 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Jasper County's population decreased by 331 (3.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jasper County's population decreased by 485 (4.99%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jasper County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 9,204.