Moving to Jasper, Alabama
Population: 14,052. Estimated population in July 2024: 14,088 (+0.3% change)
Males: 6,520 (46.4%), Females: 7,532 (53.6%)
Walker County
Zip codes: 35501, 35503, 35504.
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $33,044
Median house value: $85,700
Population by Race
Races in Jasper:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
- Black (14.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (22.7%), Irish (10.3%), English (7.5%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Scottish (1.5%).
Elevation: 325 feet
Land area: 26.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jasper
- High school or higher: 74.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jasper city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 10.5%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -348 (-2.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Jasper:
- WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (3400 HIGHWAY 78 EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jasper:
- UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 32 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
- CARRAWAY BURDICK WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jasper:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 42 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 65 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jasper:
- WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 5 miles; JASPER, AL; Abbreviation: JFX)
- DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 21 miles; DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; Abbreviation: 3M2)
- ADDISON MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; ADDISON, AL; Abbreviation: 2A8)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Jasper:
- JASPER BEAUTY ACADEMY (Location: 1304 FIRST ST NW STE B; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jasper:
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 32 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 36 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 43 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
Schools
Public high schools in Jasper:
- WALKER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 829; Location: 1601 HIGHLAND AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CURRY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 657; Location: 155 YELLOW JACKET DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WALKER COUNTY CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY (Location: 1100 VIKING DR; Grades: 10 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jasper:
- MADDOX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 594; Location: 1 PANTHER TRL; Grades: 06 – 08)
- VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 546; Location: 155 VALLEY SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 08)
- T R SIMMONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 1001 VIKING DR; Grades: PK – 05)
- CURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location: 85 YELLOW JACKET DR; Grades: KG – 04)
- MEMORIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 483; Location: 800 10TH AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 396; Location: 115 YELLOW JACKET DR; Grades: 05 – 08)
- FARMSTEAD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 354; Location: 2760 HIGHWAY 195; Grades: KG – 08)
- WEST JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 1400 W 19TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- NORTH HIGHLAND SCHOOL (Students: 26; Location: 907 12TH AVE SW; Grades: PK – 12)
- WALKER COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 6670 OLD BIRMINGHAM HWY; Grades: KG – 12)
Libraries
Libraries in Jasper:
- CARL ELLIOTT REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $195,786; Location: 98 18TH STREET EAST; 128,848 books)
- JASPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $173,852; Location: 98 18TH STREET EAST; 52,867 books; 631 audio materials; 882 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)