Jasper, Tennessee

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Marion County

Population in July 2007: 3,118. Population change since 2000: -3.5%

Males: 1,501	(48.2%)
Females: 1,617	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 37347.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,500 (it was $35,926 in 2000)

Jasper	$38,500
Tennessee:	$42,367

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $98,500 (it was $87,100 in 2000)

Jasper	$98,500
Tennessee:	$130,800

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Races in Jasper:

White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
Black (7.3%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Jasper: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.0%), English (12.4%), Irish (8.3%), German (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Italian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1852

Elevation: 622 feet

Land area: 9.04 square miles.

Population density: 345 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Jasper

High school or higher: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Unemployed: 2.9%
Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jasper town

Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 5.4%
Divorced: 10.6%

36 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Jasper, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jasper to the number of sex offenders is 520 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Jasper:	0.5% ($449)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (24.9 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (107.9 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (488.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Kimball, TN (3.7 miles ), New Hope, TN (5.5 miles ), South Pittsburg, TN (7.3 miles ), Whiteside, TN (9.2 miles ), Bridgeport, AL (10.8 miles ), Whitwell, TN (11.3 miles ), Powells Crossroads, TN (12.5 miles ), Sand Mountain, GA (12.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 16 buildings, average cost: $96,500
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $111,700
1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $72,300
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $71,000
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,900
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $70,400
2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $72,000
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $71,700
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $71,800
2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $71,800
2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $71,800
2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $71,800

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Latitude: 35.07 N, Longitude: 85.63 W

74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 423

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Jasper, Tennessee business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +421 (+15.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Utilities (13%)
Construction (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Jasper by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	30.5	0.0	31.7	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	30.8	0.0	31.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	4	18	15	13	0
per 100,000	154.2	122.1	574.0	476.2	417.7	0.0
Burglaries	14	19	21	11	23	29
per 100,000	431.7	580.2	669.6	349.2	739.1	929.2
Thefts	65	70	66	87	86	66
per 100,000	2004.3	2137.4	2104.6	2761.9	2763.5	2114.7
Auto thefts	13	11	35	16	9	12
per 100,000	400.9	335.9	1116.1	507.9	289.2	384.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	182.5	201.8	344.7	296.2	269.0	180.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.57
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Jasper, Tennessee

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Jasper-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.9 miles away from the Jasper town center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 2/13/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.6 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 44 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Eric Westmoreland - 2005 NFL player (Cleveland Browns, born: Mar 11, 1977).

Hospital/medical center in Jasper:

GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (1000 HIGHWAY 28)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Jasper:

MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 21 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 22 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Jasper, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jasper:

LOVELL FIELD (about 30 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 60 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 85 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jasper:

MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 4 miles; JASPER, TN; ID: APT)
STEVENSON (about 18 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 20 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID: UOS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jasper:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 24 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 75 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)

Public high school in Jasper:

Marion Co High School (Students: 515; Location: 160 Ridley Drive; Grades: 9-12)

Private high school in Jasper:

GENESIS LEARNING CENTERS (Students: 16; Location: 490 CHASEY SIMPSON RD.; Grades: 6 - 12; Boys only)

Public elementary/middle schools in Jasper:

Jasper Elementary School (Students: 636; Location: 495 Warrior Drive; Grades: KG-4)
Jasper Middle School (Students: 531; Location: 601 Elm Avenue; Grades: 5-8)

Private elementary/middle schools in Jasper:

THE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 34; Location: 396 PLEASANT VIEW CIRCLE; Grades: PK - KG)
JASPER ADVENTIST SHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location: 513 TRACY CITY HWY; Grades: KG - 8)

Library in Jasper:

JASPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $161,442; Location: 14 WEST SECOND STREET; 23,321 books; 1,330 audio materials; 3,017 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Jasper: Browder Switch Industrial Park (A), Marion County Courthouse (B), Jasper City Hall (C), Jasper Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Jasper include: Stateline Church of Christ (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Faith Baptist Church (C), McKendree United Methodist Church (D), Wells Chapel United Methodist Church (E), Little Bethel Church (F), Jasper Church of Christ (G), Jasper Church of the Nazarene (H), Jasper Cumberland Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Little White Church Cemetery (1), Griffith Cemetery (2), Glover Hill Cemetery (3), Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens (4), Old County Cemetery (5), Pryor Cemetery (6), Anderson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sequatchie River (A), Pryor Cove Branch (B), Standifer Branch (C), Town Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Jasper: Jasper City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Budget Host Reservations (395 Main Street), Budget Host Inn Kimball Motor Lodge (395 Main Street), Comfort Inn Kimball (205 Kimball Crossing), Comfort Inn (205 Kimball Crossing Drive), Days Inn Kimball (130 Main Street).

Courts: Marion County - Juvenile Court (104 Academy Avenue), Marion County - Circuit Court Clerk (5 Oak Avenue), Marion County - County Court Clerk (1 Courthouse Square).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Jasper and their reported violations in the past:

JASPER WATER DEPT (Population served: 8805, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2000. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2000), St Public Notif received (APR-25-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-26-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-05-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-29-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2004)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.5%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	15.3%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Jasper compared to Tennessee state average:

Jasper, Tennessee environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Jasper (2007 data):

First Volunteer Bank of Tennessee: Jasper Branch at First Street And Betsy Pack Drive, branch established on 1983-12-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $525.6 mil, Deposits: $465.1 mil, headquarters in Chattanooga, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: First Volunteer Corporation
Citizens Tri-County Bank: Jasper Branch at Valley Plaza Shopping Center, branch established on 1999-02-05. Info updated 2006-09-21: Bank assets: $432.7 mil, Deposits: $379.6 mil, headquarters in Dunlap, TN, positive income, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Sequatchie Valley Bancshares, Inc.
Regions Bank: Jasper Branch at 4516 Main Street, branch established on 1972-09-05. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Citizens State Bank: at 4564 Main Street, branch established on 1970-01-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $64.1 mil, Deposits: $58.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: General Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Jasper mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hamilton County, TN	1.40% ($33,964 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL	0.54% ($22,755)
from Grundy County, TN	0.36% ($27,543)

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.90%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hamilton County, TN	1.53% ($30,114 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL	0.44% ($25,907)
to Sequatchie County, TN	0.27% ($35,923)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jasper:

WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYMR (1480 AM; 1 kW; BRIDGEPORT, AL; Owner: DADE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
WSDQ (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DUNLAP, TN; Owner: RODGSON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jasper:

WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WSGM (104.7 FM; COALMONT, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
W203AZ (88.5 FM; FAIRMOUNT, TN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
W211BG (90.1 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Jasper:

WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)

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