COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jerome County

Idaho · 15,138 residents · 598 sq mi

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Jerome County is home to 15,138 people in Idaho. The typical home is worth $41,600. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $275 a month. The median household earns $21,209, about 30% below the national median. The population has fallen 17% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,138

−17%vs 2000

vs 18,342 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

598 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(1,233)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(1,402)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.8%(1,483)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,098)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(704)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(2,229)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(2,213)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(1,348)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,302)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,257)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(708)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(161)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,209

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,696 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,727

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,530 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

29.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(14,791)

Black0.1%(21)

Hispanic / Latino17.2%(3,150)

Asian0.3%(49)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(14,342)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(944)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other5.1%(772)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican35.9%(9,049)

South American1.9%(478)

Peruvian1.3%(320)

Central American0.5%(114)

Salvadoran0.2%(58)

Colombian0.2%(56)

Chilean0.2%(55)

Ecuadorian0.2%(47)

Guatemalan0.1%(36)

Cuban0.1%(20)

Spaniard0.1%(20)

Nicaraguan0.1%(19)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Panamanian0%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0%(7)

Chinese0%(1)

Ancestry

English13.2%(3,329)

German10.7%(2,695)

American6.8%(1,719)

Irish6.3%(1,579)

Scottish2.5%(634)

Norwegian2%(498)

Dutch1.2%(291)

Swedish1.1%(283)

Italian0.9%(238)

Portuguese0.8%(213)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(212)

Polish0.8%(209)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(170)

French0.4%(105)

Welsh0.4%(103)

British0.3%(70)

Slovak0.2%(60)

Swiss0.2%(47)

Lithuanian0.2%(41)

Czech0.2%(39)

Austrian0.1%(32)

Russian0.1%(30)

Serbian0.1%(23)

Iranian0.1%(21)

Canadian0.1%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(16)

Armenian0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(13)

Belgian0%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+74%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.2%(3,379)

Married53.2%(5,251)

Widowed2.3%(230)

Divorced10.3%(1,014)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(2,355)

Married58.2%(5,395)

Widowed5.9%(542)

Divorced10.5%(971)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−16.2 ptssince 2013

from 31.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.6%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)14.5%(158)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16%(174)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.5%(342)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,087 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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