Griffeth-Pendley House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Jasper spent more per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Jasper’s city government spent $8.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,813 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.5 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Jasper is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,607 per resident in 2022: more than 83% of them
Jasper’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,607 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,116, and the middle half spent $820–$1,437. Jasper spent more than 83% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Jasper itself left out).
About $1,813 per resident a year, or $4.97 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 25%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 26% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Jasper reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,607 · 2024: $1,813. Per resident it went from $1,607 to $1,813 (up 13%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 4,037 to 4,520.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,932 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.68% of the home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Jasper’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Jasper’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jasper →
Who’s in charge in Jasper
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 60 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (4,520).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Pickens County School District
Jasper’s K–12 school district, shared with Talking Rock, Nelson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,901 per pupil, $9,279 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Jasper’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jasper alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pickens County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.6%17,281 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.8%3,522 votesOthers: 0.5% (112 votes).
Most votes in Pickens County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
100% of Jasper lies in Pickens County. Every 2024 race in Pickens County is on the county’s page.
Pickens County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Jasper.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseState representatives
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Jasper’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Jasper’s government
How much does Jasper spend per resident?
About $1,813 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,607 was more than 83% of 105 Georgia cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Jasper?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,932 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.77% across Georgia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Jasper’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jasper yet.
How did Jasper vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Jasper alone. Pickens County, where 100% of Jasper lies, voted Trump 82.6%, Harris 16.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Jasper?
75 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $308,820 (about $3.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Jasper in the state legislature?
State Senate District 51 (Steve Gooch) and State House District 11 (Rick Jasperse). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →