Jasper is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 14,561 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Jasper is the 51st largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities, Jasper isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Jasper are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jasper is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jasper who work in sales jobs (12.87%), food service (8.41%), and healthcare (7.50%). Also of interest is that Jasper has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The overall education level of Jasper is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.17% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Jasper in 2022 was $33,377, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,508 for a family of four. However, Jasper contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jasper is a very 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. Important ancestries of people in Jasper include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Jasper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
