Jasper is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 4,970 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Jasper is the 174th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Jasper was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Jasper economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Jasper, where the median household income is $43,353.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Jasper does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Jasper are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.88% of adults in Jasper have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Jasper in 2022 was $23,266, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,064 for a family of four. However, Jasper contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jasper is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jasper home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jasper residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jasper include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Jasper is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.