Jasper is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 16,967 people and four associated neighborhoods, Jasper is the 55th largest community in Indiana.

A relatively large number of people in Jasper telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jasper spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.58 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The overall education level of Jasper citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.38% of adults in Jasper have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Jasper in 2022 was $37,774, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,096 for a family of four. However, Jasper contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jasper is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jasper home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jasper residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Jasper also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jasper include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Jasper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.