Overview
7,070
Total Population
37.5
Median age
52.19%
Female population %
91.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
71.6
Total dependency ratio
Black or African American
Largest racial group
385
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Jasper's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Jasper is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Jasper's population under 18 was 27.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Jasper's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Jasper, 21.30% were under the age of 15, 17.09% aged 15 to 29, 41.17% aged 30 to 64, 17.34% aged 65 to 84, and 3.10% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 310 more females than males in Jasper:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.19% females and 47.81% males in Jasper, TX.
- The Jasper, TX gender ratio is 91.6:100 i.e. 91.6 men to 100 women (0.916).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 429.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 570.
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Race / Ethnicity
Jasper's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Jasper population: 44.84% are White, 45.66% are Black or African American, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4% are some other race and 5.39% are multiracial.
- Jasper's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 385 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,685 (94.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Jasper is Black or African American with a population of 3,228 (45.66% of the total population).
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Year by year
Jasper's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 7,858 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Jasper's population decreased by 284 (3.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Jasper's population decreased by 675 (8.91%), 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 2020 at 6,899.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)