One of the benefits of Jasper is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.59 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Jasper is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Jasper is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.37% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jasper in 2022 was $34,360, 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 $137,440 for a family of four. However, Jasper contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jasper include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Jasper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
