Jasper, MO Population

Overview

798

Total Population

38.0

Median age

53.38%

Female population %

87.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

66.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jasper is 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jasper's population under 18 was 26.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jasper's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jasper, 22.68% were under the age of 15, 15.91% aged 15 to 29, 44.24% aged 30 to 64, 14.79% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 54 more females than males in Jasper:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.38% females and 46.62% males in Jasper, MO.
The Jasper, MO gender ratio is 87.3:100 i.e. 87.3 men to 100 women (0.873).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 67.

Jasper's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jasper population: 94.36% are White, 3.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.38% are some other race and 1.75% are multiracial.
Jasper's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 792 (99.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jasper is White with a population of 753 (94.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,092 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Jasper's population decreased by 88 (8.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jasper's population decreased by 31 (3.32%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 883.