COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ketchum vs Jerome
PLACE A
Ketchum, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Jerome, Illinois
Ketchum is 68% smaller than Jerome. Jerome earns more, with a median household income $10,189 higher.
KETCHUMJEROMEDIFFERENCE
Total population5141,627−68% vs Jerome
Population density2483,522−3,273
Population growth6.6%2.2%+4.4 pts
Median age41.935.6+6.3
Male46.1%46.4%−0.3 pts
Female53.9%53.6%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.2%4.2%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.6%85.9%−6.4 pts
Black0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%5.3%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other18.0%3.8%+14.3 pts
Median household income$55,000$65,189−$10,189
Per capita income$26,068$38,779−$12,711
Poverty rate19.0%6.4%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.351+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%29.8%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree5.3%7.1%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%2.8%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation60.4%74.0%−13.6 pts
Median home value$203,800$127,800+$76,000
Median gross rent$775$951−$176
Owner-occupied65.7%70.4%−4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.8%6.8%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households15.3%21.4%−6.1 pts
Average commute23.019.9+3.1
Worked from home9.3%9.1%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured26.5%1.8%+24.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025