Jasper is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 14,073 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Jasper is the 44th largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jasper is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jasper is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jasper who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.73%), sales jobs (12.89%), and management occupations (8.57%).

Jasper is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 97% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Jasper.

Being a small city, Jasper does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Jasper Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Jasper is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.53% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jasper in 2000 was $19,491, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,964 for a family of four.

Jasper is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jasper home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jasper is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jasper include Irish, English, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Jasper is English. Some people also speak Spanish.