COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gooding vs Jerome
PLACE A
Gooding, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Jerome, Illinois
Gooding is 137% larger than Jerome. Jerome earns more, with a median household income $23,290 higher.
GOODINGJEROMEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,8551,627+137% vs Jerome
Population density2,5383,522−984
Population growth3.9%2.2%+1.8 pts
Median age32.635.6−3.0
Male46.0%46.4%−0.4 pts
Female54.0%53.6%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born9.4%4.2%+5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.8%85.9%−28.2 pts
Black0.2%4.2%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.3%5.3%+26.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other10.7%3.8%+7.0 pts
Median household income$41,899$65,189−$23,290
Per capita income$20,851$38,779−$17,928
Poverty rate27.5%6.4%+21.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.351+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%29.8%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree5.7%7.1%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%2.8%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation61.0%74.0%−13.1 pts
Median home value$186,100$127,800+$58,300
Median gross rent$861$951−$90
Owner-occupied60.7%70.4%−9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.6%6.8%−6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%21.4%+30.5 pts
Average commute20.619.9+0.7
Worked from home9.9%9.1%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.5%1.8%+17.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025