Jasper County, Georgia

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Jasper County, Georgia is a county of the United States of Georgia. As of 2000 the population was 11426. Its population was estimated at 13842 in July 2008, making it Georgia's 52nd smallest county. The county comprises an area of 373.58 square miles (967.57 square kilometre), of which, 370.42 square miles (959.38 square kilometre) of it is land and 3.16 square miles (8.18 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Georgia's 69th largest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 11426 people in the county, organized into 4175 households, and 3122 families living in the county. The population density was 30.8 people per square mile (11.89/kmē), it is Georgia's 37th least densely populated county. There were 4806 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5.02/kmē). The average household size was 2.72 persons, and the average family size was 3.14 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 104 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 107.5 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 13842, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 76.59% White, 22.33% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.73% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39890, it is the 35th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $43271, it is 43rd wealthiest county by median family income in Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $19249, it is the 30th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 2876 pupils and students, of which 1483 are male and 1393 are female, 25.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 267 nursery or pri school, 223 kindergarten, 1451 elementary school, 699 high school and 236 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Monticello City	Jasper County	3.04	3.01	0.02	2428	805.8	15743	35058
2	Shady Dale Town	Jasper County	0.83	0.83	0	242	290.2	10791	35469

Year	Population
April 2000 census	11426
April 2000 Estimate	11426
July 2000 Estimate	11487
July 2001 Estimate	11628
July 2002 Estimate	12022
July 2003 Estimate	12433
July 2004 Estimate	12604
July 2005 Estimate	13012
July 2006 Estimate	13397
July 2007 Estimate	13634
July 2008 Estimate	13842

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	99	168	267
Kindergarten	172	51	223
Elementary school	725	726	1451
High school	397	302	699
College or graduate school	90	146	236

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Jasper County, Georgia	$39890	$43271	$19249
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587