Jerome is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 7,634 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Jerome is the 24th largest community in Idaho.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jerome is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jerome is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jerome who work in sales jobs (11.54%), office and administrative support jobs (11.24%), and food service (7.69%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.85 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Jerome does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Jerome Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Jerome with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.03% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jerome in 2000 was $13,023, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $52,092 for a family of four.

Jerome is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jerome home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jerome is White, followed by Native American. Jerome also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.30% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Jerome include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Jerome is English. Some people also speak Spanish.