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Jasper County, IL: population growth, jobs and income

Jasper County lost 17 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.2%).

Jasper County had an estimated 9,032 residents in 2025, down 2.4% (221 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Illinois as a whole (−0.6%), and the 63rd fastest growth of 102 counties in Illinois.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$793/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes11.2%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

6

2025

0.7 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 36 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 1,494 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.6% in 2025, 0.4 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 6 new homes in 2025, or 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $74,755 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +33.7% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,555th.

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Jasper County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20259,032−17
20249,049−99
20239,148−29
20229,177−31
20219,208−45
20209,253–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Jasper County

Jasper County lost 221 people since 2020; the biggest drag was natural change (−205).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−57−205
International migrationfrom and to other countries+5+29
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+36−42
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−3
Total change−17−221

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn IllinoisAmong U.S. counties
Population growth63rd of 1022,555th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18th of 1021,223rd of 3,108
Private-sector job growth86th of 1022,748th of 3,092
Median household income26th of 102853rd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate8th of 1021,020th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents51st of 982,308th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Jasper County's population change (−2.4%) was ahead of 2 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

Only Effingham County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 6 neighbouring counties; Jasper County's was $74,755.

Jasper County, IL and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Jasper County, IL This county9,032−2.4%4.00.7$74,755
Cumberland County, IL10,208−2.1%−4.70.0$73,327
Richland County, IL15,219−3.7%−4.60.5$62,455
Crawford County, IL18,648+0.1%3.40.5$71,674
Clay County, IL12,793−3.6%−1.20.2$60,417
Effingham County, IL34,519−0.5%−1.61.4$80,404
Clark County, IL15,114−2.2%3.20.6$72,927

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Jasper County growing?

No. Its population fell 2.4% between 2020 and 2025, about 221 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Illinois as a whole changed −0.6% over the same years. That ranks 63rd of 102 counties in Illinois for population growth.

How many people moved to Jasper County?

On net, about 36 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Jasper County?

It averaged 3.6% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Jasper County?

About 9,032 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Jasper County?

Private employers there had 1,494 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −8.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.