Demographics of Jerome city, Idaho

Jerome city, Idaho had 13,731 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,365 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jerome city, in four figures

13,731
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,930 ±23.; +11.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,365 people.; 30.9 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,894 ±$7,280
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jerome city, Idaho's population grew 11.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jerome city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Jerome city, Idaho's population grew 11.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jerome city, Idaho's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,366	100.0	100.0
2021	12,629	102.1	100.2
2022	13,002	105.1	100.7
2023	13,286	107.4	101.6
2024	13,592	109.9	102.5
2025	13,731	111.0	103.1

Population of Jerome city, Idaho on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,366	—
2021	12,629	+263
2022	13,002	+373
2023	13,286	+284
2024	13,592	+306
2025	13,731	+139

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.9 ±1.0: for men 31.2 ±1.6 and for women 30.7 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jerome city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Under 5	1,047 ±170	8.1% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,081 ±377	23.8% ±2.9	18.2% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,170 ±201	9.0% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,904 ±326	30.2% ±2.5	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,560 ±270	19.8% ±2.1	23.0% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,168 ±189	9.0% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,894 ±$7,280, and income per person $26,158 ±$2,165, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,800 ±$743 in Idaho and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jerome city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Idaho	United States
Under $25,000	533 ±139	12.8% ±3.3	12.5% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	908 ±199	21.9% ±4.7	17.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	993 ±204	23.9% ±4.8	18.1% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	746 ±186	18.0% ±4.4	14.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	537 ±145	12.9% ±3.4	19.3% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	38 to 272	0.9% to 6.6%	8.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	276 ±133	6.7% ±3.2	9.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jerome city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Idaho	United States
All ages	1,426 ±466	11.2% ±3.7	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	461 ±197	11.3% ±4.6	12.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	760 ±293	10.9% ±4.2	10.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	205 ±81	11.9% ±4.3	9.1% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jerome city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jerome city	Idaho	United States
Housing units	4,432 ±177	795,014 ±223	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±1.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 9.6%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.2% ±4.9	72.1% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.8% ±4.8	27.9% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$225,400 ±$11,126	$418,600 ±$2,550	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$947 ±$93	$1,238 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jerome city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,570 ±524	50.8% ±4.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,842 ±530	45.2% ±4.1	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.2%	1.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 87	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	446 ±155	3.4% ±1.2	4.2% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jerome city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Idaho	United States
Born in the state	6,372 ±439	49.3% ±3.4	43.9% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,406 ±473	26.3% ±3.7	49.1% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15 to 139	0.1% to 1.1%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,075 ±539	23.8% ±4.2	5.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	724 ±201	5.6% ±1.6	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,351 ±526	18.2% ±4.1	3.2% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jerome city among the places of Idaho

20th of 36 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Idaho page.

Places of Idaho near Jerome city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ammon city	19,064 ±29
Mountain Home city	16,493 ±52
Hayden city	16,338 ±57
Chubbuck city	16,126 ±28
Star city	14,745 ±54
Jerome city	12,930 ±23
Blackfoot city	12,782 ±31
Garden City city	12,654 ±48
Burley city	11,958 ±194
Rathdrum city	10,874 ±26
Middleton city	10,649 ±28

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026