Jerome is home to 12,930 people in Idaho. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 5,150 people. The median age is 30.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 24% of locals were born outside the United States. Density works out to 2,285 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,894, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jerome
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share7.4% → 50.8%(+43.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share91.9% → 45.2%(−46.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,083 → $225,400(+156%)US over the same years: +67%
Jerome's population equals 51% of Jerome County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 35% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 69% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.3%(83)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(113)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.2%(142)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 542 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jerome, decade by decade
Jerome population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,529
$42,328
$88,083
10.4%
18.6
2000
7,780
$54,784
$121,687
11.0%
40.0
2010
10,890
$46,948
$144,720
7.3%
60.7
2020
12,349
$57,437
$177,927
11.1%
67.1
2024
12,930
$66,894
$225,400
11.0%
67.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
