place

Jerome, ID

Demographic and economic profile of Jerome, ID, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

12,689

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,894

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

30.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+10.3% since 2018

Jerome added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,246 (56.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,025 (23.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,985 (15.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races397 (3.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone254 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone17 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,878
  2. 2.Korean80
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic50
  4. 4.Other Indo-European50
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

32.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

489

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$27,666

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing867
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care857
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining740
  4. 4.Retail Trade684
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation549

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,535
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,430
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,213
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,033
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations837

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.79×)740
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)867
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.34×)375
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)512
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)410

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$214,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$900/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999711 (23.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999477 (15.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999374 (12.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999355 (11.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999218 (7.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999212 (7.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

66.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,148

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,853 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled669 (11.4%)
  • Worked at Home242 (4.1%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other68 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.