Jasper County, Mississippi

Jasper County has a population of 16,059 and has shrunk 3.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $107,100, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $48,660.

Home price
$107,100
Income
$48,660
Population
16,059
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$107,100county
Median gross rent$724county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198032.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$713county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,115county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$48,660county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate19.4%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 home3.0%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government13.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$40,856county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.69%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time33.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17003county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.1%county
Traffic deaths31.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher12.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2110county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible90.1%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.3%county

Place

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

Population16,059county
Land area in square miles676county
People per square mile of land23.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store5.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person33.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages0.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents434county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in342county
Households that moved away368county
Average income of arriving households$45,175county
Average income of departing households$49,188county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%(statewide)
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.9 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F89 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing38 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days245 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,138 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.4%county
Homes heated by propane13.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband64.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.2county
Landslide risk57.3county
Hail risk72.6county
Earthquake risk52.2county
Tornado risk72.3county
Tropical cyclone risk81.0county
Extreme heat risk59.1county
Winter weather risk36.6county
Strong wind risk49.2county
Wildfire risk46.5county

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 Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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