COMPARING TWO PLACES
Filer vs Jerome
PLACE A
Filer, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Jerome, Illinois
Filer is 86% larger than Jerome. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Filer has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
FILERJEROMEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,0261,627+86% vs Jerome
Population density2,0603,522−1,462
Population growth9.2%2.2%+7.0 pts
Median age33.735.6−1.9
Male47.7%46.4%+1.3 pts
Female52.3%53.6%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.6%4.2%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.0%85.9%−2.9 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%5.3%+5.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other6.8%3.8%+3.0 pts
Median household income$64,671$65,189−$518
Per capita income$31,584$38,779−$7,195
Poverty rate5.1%6.4%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.351+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%29.8%−17.9 pts
Graduate degree4.9%7.1%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%2.8%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation58.7%74.0%−15.3 pts
Median home value$247,500$127,800+$119,700
Median gross rent$1,168$951+$217
Owner-occupied77.7%70.4%+7.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%6.8%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.7%21.4%+24.4 pts
Average commute25.719.9+5.8
Worked from home10.0%9.1%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.2%1.8%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025