Jasper County, Indiana

Jasper County has a population of 33,234 and has grown 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $221,500, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $77,314.

Home price
$221,500
Income
$77,314
Population
33,234
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$221,500county
Median gross rent$962county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198045.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,174county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$895county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,535county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$77,314county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate8.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.7%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government10.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$59,204county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.46%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5647county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths123.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment4807county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible45.1%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population33,234county
Land area in square miles560county
People per square mile of land59.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person26.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages5.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents152county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in835county
Households that moved away797county
Average income of arriving households$53,417county
Average income of departing households$49,216county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year90county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.9%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.4 incounty
Annual snowfall23.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.92 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing127 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,065 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas63.2%county
Homes heated by propane23.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk44.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk41.8county
Hail risk54.5county
Earthquake risk51.7county
Tornado risk46.2county
Tropical cyclone risk26.3county
Extreme heat risk41.4county
Winter weather risk5.1county
Strong wind risk58.0county
Wildfire risk18.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jasper County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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