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Population (year 2000): 1,011. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,037 (+2.6% change)
Males: 470 (46.5%), Females: 541 (53.5%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
64755
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $27,650 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,300 (year 2000)
Races in Jasper:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
Ancestries: German (15.7%), United States
(13.7%), Irish (10.8%), English (6.6%), Dutch (3.1%), French
(2.1%).
Elevation: 946 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jasper
- High school or higher: 75.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jasper city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jasper:
- MCCUNE BROOKS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CARTHAGE,
MO)
- BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
LAMAR, MO)
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 25
miles; JOPLIN, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jasper:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 18 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 64 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 74 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jasper:
- LAMAR MUNI (about 11 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 30 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
- MOUNT VERNON MUNI (about 35 miles; MOUNT VERNON, MO;
ID: 2MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jasper:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
Public high school in Jasper:
- JASPER HIGH (Students: 251; Location: 201 W
MERCER ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Jasper:
- JASPER CO. ELEM. (Students: 270; Location:
201 W MERCER ST; Grades: KG - 06)
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