Jerome.
Idaho·
Neighborhoods
POPMEDIAN
Idaho·
Idaho
Foundation
Daily Life
Money & Work
Fair Housing. Race, ethnicity, language, national origin, income, disability, household makeup, commute and vehicle access, home tenure, and similar characteristics shown anywhere in this report are descriptive context only — never used to rate, score, or rank a place. Using protected-class characteristics to evaluate a neighborhood may violate the Fair Housing Act.
Idaho·Jerome County
5 tracts·9K people·$225K median·1,674/mi²
Hispanic 51 · White 45 · Multiracial 3 · Other 0 · Black 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 51 · Other 29 · Living alone 20
Manufacturing 22 · Retail 21 · Public admin 21 · Health 20 · Professional 8 · Leisure 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 25 · Production · transport 24 · Construction · maintenance 20 · Service 17 · Sales · office 14
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 5 · Bike 0 · Transit 0 · Walk 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
Showing up to 10 schools per level · School assignment depends on the exact address; open a neighborhood or address report to see your assigned schools.
The median home value in Jerome is $225,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Jerome has 12,930 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 30.9; the population is 50.8% Hispanic or Latino, 45.2% White, 3.5% Multiracial, 0.4% Other, 0.1% Black and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 3.1 people; 11.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (34%), HERITAGE ACADEMY (32%) and HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (24%) lead the elementary schools; JEROME MIDDLE SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (29%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $947/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Jerome is $66,894 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Jerome, median rent is $947/month and the median home value is $225,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Jerome reported 2.2 violent crimes and 6.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 41 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 10 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jerome are winter weather (99), heat wave (91) and wildfire (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Jerome, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).