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Notable locations in Jasper: Jasper County Sheriff's Office (A), Deep East Texas Council of Governments (B), Jasper Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (C), Texas Forest Service Jasper Office (D), Blake-Beaty-Orton House (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jasper include: Sand Hill Church (A), Lone Star Church (B), Wings of An Eagle Bible Fellowship Church (C), Nazarene Church (D), Moore Chapel Church (E), Church of Christ (F), Tanglewood Baptist Church (G), Peaceful Restaurant Baptist Church (H), Greater New Bethel Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cole Springs Cemetery (1), Gilgal Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Flournoy Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Coon Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Jasper include: Kiwanis Park (1), Sandy Creek Park (2), Carridine Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Bella-Jim Hotel (160 North Austin Street), Budget Inn (Highway 190 East), Best Western Inn of Jasper (205 West Gibson), Belle-Jim Hotel - Guests (160 North Austin Street), Chateau Inn Motel Restaurant Club (612 West Gibson Street).
Court: Jasper County - Coordinator-District Court- Court Coordinator (121 North Austin Street).
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Jasper County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. There were 26 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Jasper and their reported violations in the past:
USCOE HANKS CREEK PARK (Population served: 58, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In MAY-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 31.2%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.1% for Black residents, 56.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 99.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Texas: |  2.8 people |
| This city: | 65.5% | | Whole state: | 69.9% |
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jasper, TX
People in group quarters in Jasper in 2010:
- 126 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 68 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 45 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Jasper in 2000:
- 590 people in state prisons
- 160 people in nursing homes
- 42 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Jasper compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Jasper (2011 data):
- First Bank & Trust East Texas: West Gibson Branch at 275 West Gibson, branch established on 2001/01/02; Jasper Branch at 204 East Lamar Street, branch established on 1937/10/28. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $800.8 mil, Deposits: $720.7 mil, headquarters in Diboll, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Diboll State Bancshares, Inc.
- Compass Bank: Jasper Main Branch at 660 S Wheeler Street, branch established on 1974/01/01; Jasper Wal-Mart Branch at 800 West Gibson Street, branch established on 1994/10/19. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $63,107.0 mil, Deposits: $46,232.4 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 720 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
- CommunityBank of Texas, N.A.: Cb-Jasper Branch at 637 South Wheeler, branch established on 1994/08/15. Info updated 2009/11/17: Bank assets: $1,515.3 mil, Deposits: $1,309.1 mil, headquarters in Beaumont, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Cbfh, Inc.
- First National Bank of Jasper: First National Bank Of Jasper at 301 East Houston Street, branch established on 1960/02/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $222.2 mil, Deposits: $188.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: East Texas Bancshares, Inc.
- Sabine State Bank and Trust Company: Jasper Branch at 565 East Gibson Street, branch established on 2007/01/18. Info updated 2006/09/14: Bank assets: $683.7 mil, Deposits: $592.9 mil, headquarters in Many, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Sabine Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Jasper, Texas:
- Ramada Inn Jasper, 239 E Gibson, Jasper, TX 75951
 , Phone: (409) 384-9021
- Best Western Inn Of Jasper, 205 W Gibson, Jasper, TX 75951 , Phone: (409) 384-7767
- Super 8 Motel , 2100 N Wheeler, Jasper, TX 75951 , Phone: (409) 384-8600, Fax: (409) 384-8608
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites , 501 W Gibson St, Jasper, TX 75951 , Phone: (409) 384-8400, Fax: (409) 384-9551
- Econo Lodge , 612 W Gibson St, Jasper, TX 75951 , Phone: (409) 384-2511, Fax: (409) 384-3503
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Jasper, Texas
Educational Attainment (%) in 2011
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (57%)
- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Presidential Elections Results
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Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Jasper (based on Jasper County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.04%
| Here | | 61.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 58.9% | 11.7% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.7% |
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| Congregations | 27.5% | 11.6% | 7.2% | 15.9% | 10.1% |
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| Name | American Baptist Association | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.9% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
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| Congregations | 8.7% | 2.9% | 7.2% | 1.4% | 7.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Jasper County: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21 | Jasper County: | 6.09 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 19 | This county: | 5.51 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jasper County: | 10.5% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jasper County: | 28.9% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
9 | $28,503 | $38,004 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $32,333 | $55,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $4,379 | $26,274 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
20 | $67,737 | $40,642 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $15,664 | $26,853 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $26,539 | $26,539 | 1 | $1,191 |
| Health |
1 | $1,924 | $23,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
11 | $25,651 | $27,983 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
10 | $23,599 | $28,319 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,477 | $32,862 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $26,185 | $31,422 | 1 | $948 |
| Electric Power |
15 | $43,671 | $34,937 | 2 | $3,195 |
| Local Libraries |
5 | $12,361 | $29,666 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
8 | $23,351 | $35,027 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
119 | $337,374 | $34,021 | 4 | $5,334 |
Jasper government finances in 2002(per resident):
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,336,000 ($173.91)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,071,000 ($139.42)
Sewerage: $746,000 ($97.11)
All Other: $298,000 ($38.79)
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $87,000 ($11.33)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($1.17)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $8,858,000 ($1153.09)
Police Protection: $1,183,000 ($154.00)
Solid Waste Management: $988,000 ($128.61)
Sewerage: $537,000 ($69.90)
Water Utilities: $533,000 ($69.38)
Central Staff Services: $363,000 ($47.25)
Financial Administration: $318,000 ($41.40)
Regular Highways: $278,000 ($36.19)
Parks & Recreation: $228,000 ($29.68)
Fire Protection: $220,000 ($28.64)
Libraries: $180,000 ($23.43)
Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000 ($20.96)
General - Other: $144,000 ($18.75)
General Public Buildings: $135,000 ($17.57)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $112,000 ($14.58)
- General - Interest on Debt: $517,000 ($67.30)
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,000 ($1.30)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,610,000 ($1120.80)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,545,000 ($982.17)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $500,000 ($65.09)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $565,000 ($73.55)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $563,000 ($73.29)
Interest Earnings: $42,000 ($5.47)
Rents: $25,000 ($3.25)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $739,000 ($96.20)
General - Other: $177,000 ($23.04)
Police Protection: $77,000 ($10.02)
Libraries: $48,000 ($6.25)
Central Staff: $28,000 ($3.64)
Fire Protection: $26,000 ($3.38)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($0.78)
General Public Building: $4,000 ($0.52)
Judicial: $2,000 ($0.26)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,512,000 ($587.35)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $9,075,000 ($1181.33)
Water Utilities: $1,015,000 ($132.13)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $409,000 ($53.24)
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,000 ($4.30)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,258,000 ($293.93)
Property: $281,000 ($36.58)
Other Selective Sales: $161,000 ($20.96)
Public Utilities: $154,000 ($20.05)
NEC: $26,000 ($3.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,083,000 ($401.33)
7.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,834 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.21% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
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:
8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,733 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.70% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Jasper:
- KTXJ (1350 AM; 5 kW; JASPER, TX; Owner: LASTING VALUE RADIO, INC.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KSML (1260 AM; 5 kW; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: KASA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KJOJ (880 AM; 10 kW; CONROE, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KETX (1440 AM; 5 kW; LIVINGSTON, TX; Owner: LONE STAR NETWORK)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jasper:
- K225AD (92.9 FM; JASPER, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- KJAS (107.3 FM; JASPER, TX; Owner: JAMES M. LOUT DBA RAYBURN BROADCASTING CO.)
- KWYX (102.7 FM; JASPER, TX; Owner: LASTING VALUE RADIO, INC.)
- KRWP (97.5 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KIOC (106.1 FM; ORANGE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KNUF (92.1 FM; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K210CS (89.9 FM; JASPER, TX; Owner: KVLU - LAMAR UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Jasper:
- KVHP-LP (Channel 66; JASPER, TX; Owner: SYDCOM, INC.)
- KVHP (Channel 29; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2011 (per 100,000 population)
Jasper, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 37
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 55
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 40
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 84
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of Jasper fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Jasper, TX
| Most common first names in Jasper, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 156 | 71.7 years |
| John | 126 | 74.5 years |
| William | 119 | 75.3 years |
| Mary | 100 | 78.0 years |
| Willie | 76 | 76.5 years |
| Robert | 75 | 69.6 years |
| George | 67 | 74.5 years |
| Charles | 64 | 71.5 years |
| Thomas | 51 | 71.8 years |
| Henry | 37 | 76.9 years |
| Most common last names in Jasper, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 124 | 77.1 years |
| Adams | 110 | 74.0 years |
| Williams | 90 | 73.3 years |
| Hadnot | 56 | 70.4 years |
| Johnson | 51 | 72.0 years |
| Jones | 48 | 74.2 years |
| Davis | 42 | 75.9 years |
| Morgan | 40 | 79.1 years |
| Byerly | 39 | 74.4 years |
| Armstrong | 37 | 76.6 years |
| Businesses in Jasper, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | | Lowe's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Ramada | 1 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Sears | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Goodwill | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
- #81 on the list of "Top 100 high-educated but low-earning cities (pop. 5,000+)"
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