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Jasper County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Jasper County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jasper County, MO has a population of 126,479 that grew 3.6% over the past five years, with a labor force participation rate of 63.6% and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor, with median worker earnings of $34,307 and only 25.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.8% have completed high school. Housing costs remain low relative to national norms, with a median home value of $158,500 and median gross rent of $904/month, while a poverty rate of 18.4% and per capita income of $29,914 reflect the county's modest wage base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

126,479

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$60,694

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.6% since 2018

Jasper County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone103,636 (83.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,535 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,570 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,345 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,211 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone1,651 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish6,106
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island488
  3. 3.Vietnamese415
  4. 4.Other Indo-European291
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic179

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,358

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,979

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,914

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,913
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)8,987
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)7,774
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,967
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations20,949
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations12,841
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,373
  4. 4.Service Occupations9,539
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,670

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)9,896
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.29×)1,752
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.24×)3,433
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)7,256
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)3,613

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$904/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9994,162 (13.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,024 (12.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,916 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,901 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,826 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,503 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,307

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone46,330 (80.0%)
  • Worked At Home5,118 (8.8%)
  • Carpooled4,846 (8.4%)
  • Walked805 (1.4%)
  • Other401 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit143 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.