Jerome, Idaho Census and Community Profile

JEROME GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Jerome, ID
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Jerome, ID was 7,780.

Jerome Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Jerome was 3,870, which represents 49.7 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Jerome, ID
There are an estimated 1,534 married men in the town. 55.2 percent of men over 15 years old in Jerome are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Jerome is 3,910 which is 50.3 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Jerome, Idaho
There are an estimated 1,522 married women in the community. 52.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Jerome, ID
The median age of people living in Jerome, ID was 31 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Jerome was 722. There were 5,324 people above the age of 18, which represents 68.4 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 13.3 percent of the population (1,032) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Jerome, ID
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Jerome, ID was 7,585.

White Population in Jerome, ID
The estimated White population in the Jerome community is 6,727, which is 86.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Jerome, Idaho
The estimated Black/African American population is 14, which is 0.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Jerome, ID
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Jerome, ID was 71.

Asian Population in Jerome, Idaho
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 18.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Jerome, ID
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Jerome was an estimated 5.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 750, while those of “two or more races” was 195 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Jerome community was 1,316, or 16.9 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Jerome, ID
The household population number in Jerome was 7,686.

Group Quarters Population in Jerome, ID
Group Quarters population in the community was 94.

Average Household Size in Jerome, ID
The average household size in Jerome is 2.77 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.32 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Jerome, ID
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,966 total housing units in Jerome.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,776, or 93.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,833 were owner-occupied (66), and 943 were renter-occupied (34, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 190 vacant homes in Jerome at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Jerome, Idaho
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,455, with a median value in dollars of 70,100.

Monthly Owner Costs in Jerome, ID
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $663 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Jerome, average costs per month were $218 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,228 people in the community had a high school degree, or 71.8 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Jerome, Idaho
496 people in Jerome also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 11 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Jerome, ID
The number of Civilian Veterans in Jerome was 771, or 14.5 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Jerome, ID
In 2000, there were 1,318 people in Jerome, ID listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Jerome, ID
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 1,001 people in Jerome who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 14.5 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Jerome, Idaho
There were 3,610 in the labor force in Jerome at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 64.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Jerome was 18.8 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Jerome, ID
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $30,074. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Jerome, ID
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $34,046. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Jerome, Idaho
Per capita income in Jerome in the last full census was 13,023. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Jerome numbered 248, or 12.9 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Jerome, ID
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,171, or 15.5 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.