Most of Jasper is in Walker County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.09 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Jasper with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $680 to $710 a month. At the middle rent, $690, a full-time job would need to pay $21.11 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35501 | Walker County | $710/mo | $21.76/hr |
| 35502 | Walker County | $680/mo | $20.78/hr |
| 35503 | Walker County | $690/mo | $21.11/hr |
| 35504 | Walker County | $690/mo | $21.11/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Jasper needs to pay at least $22.09 an hour before taxes, about $45,946 a year. That is the figure for Walker County, where the typical studio rent is $720 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Jasper with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $680 to $710 a month. At the middle rent of $690, the pay needed would be $21.11 an hour.
The minimum wage in Walker County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.0 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads