Jasper County, Indiana

Founded in 1838 and named for Sgt. Jasper, Revolutionary War scout

County Seat: Rensselaer

Largest City: Rensselaer (2025 population: 5,681)

Population per Square Mile: 60.57

Square Miles: 559.60

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	32,918	52	0.5%	6,484,050
Today (2025)	33,894	49	0.5%	6,973,333
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	33,956	49	0.5%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	3.0%	44		2.8%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2024-2025	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	136	33		12,197
Net International Migration	84	22		17,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	19	30	0.2%	8,561

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2024	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,872	48	5.6%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,622	48	16.8%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	2,606	52	7.8%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	7,946	51	23.8%	25.9%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	8,753	46	26.2%	23.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	6,588	48	19.7%	17.5%
Median Age	41.9			Median Age = 38.3

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2024	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	147	53	0.4%	0.5%
Asian Alone	157	60	0.5%	3.1%
Black Alone	274	59	0.8%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	18	50	0.1%	0.1%
White	32,314	48	96.8%	83.2%
Two or More Race Groups	477	47	1.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	30,651	50	91.8%	90.9%
Hispanic	2,736	33	8.2%	9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2024 (Includes detail not shown below)	12,755	50	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,576	43	20.2%	17.9%
Married Without Children	4,422	48	34.7%	29.3%
Single Parents	969	50	7.6%	8.8%
Living Alone	3,436	51	26.9%	29.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2025 (estimate)	14,089	51	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2024 (includes vacant units)	13,787	51	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	10,659	45	77.3%	64.4%
Median Value (2024)	$221,500	24
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	2,096	60	15.2%	26.9%
Median Rent (2024)	$752	25

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2024/2025 Total Reported)	5,494	45	0.5%	1,132,621
Public	4,807	50	0.5%	1,033,552
Adults (25+ in 2024 ACS)	22,986	48	0.5%	4,596,004
with High School diploma or higher	92.7%	18		90.4%
with B.A. or higher degree	19.2%	53		29.5%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2024	$60,209	25	94.0%	64,077
Median Household Income in 2024	76,990	25	107.0%	$71,958
Poverty Rate in 2024	10.1%	62	83.5%	12.1%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	12.1%	71	76.6%	15.8%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	13	56	0.3%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	2,362	44	0.4%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2024/2025	2,166	52	0.4%	488,145

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	385	46	0.5%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	16	55	0.4%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	333	53	0.5%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2025	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	16,928	48	0.5%	3,506,284
Employed	16,269	48	0.5%	3,377,760
Unemployed	659	39	0.5%	128,524
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.9	18	105.4%	3.7
April 2026 Unemployment Rate	3.4	4	121.4%	2.8

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2024	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	15,747	100.0%	$1,027,413	100.0%	$65,245
Wage and Salary	12,054	76.5%	$624,105	60.7%	$51,776
Farm Proprietors	482	3.1%	$69,301	6.7%	$143,778
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,211	20.4%	$183,735	17.9%	$57,220
Farm	806	5.1%	$98,836	9.6%	$122,625
Nonfarm	14,941	94.9%	$928,577	90.4%	$62,150
Private	13,344	84.7%	$835,683	81.3%	$62,626
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,037	6.6%	$26,684	2.6%	$25,732
Arts, Ent., Recreation	241	1.5%	$3,807	0.4%	$15,797
Construction	1,126	7.2%	$78,972	7.7%	$70,135
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,213	7.7%	$0	0.0%	$0
Information	96	0.6%	$30,657	3.0%	$319,344
Manufacturing	1,568	10.0%	$176,292	17.2%	$112,431
Professional, Tech. Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Retail Trade	1,913	12.1%	$71,766	7.0%	$37,515
Trans., Warehousing	1,414	9.0%	$84,886	8.3%	$60,033
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	3,017*	19.2%*	$122,571*	11.9%*	$40,627*
Government	1,597	10.1%	$92,894	9.0%	$58,168

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2025	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	90	100.0%	100.0%	$33,060	$8,792,236
Single-Family	82	91.1%	68.4%	$31,731	$7,272,703
2-Family	8	8.9%	1.7%	1,329	$80,213
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.6%	$0	$31,389
5+ Family	0	0.0%	29.3%	$0	$1,407,931

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Jasper County

Name	Population in 2025	Percent of County
Remington	1,392	4.1%
Rensselaer	5,681	16.8%
Wheatfield	931	2.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates