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%).

One of the benefits of Jerome is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.85 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Jerome is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Jerome Information and Demographics

In Jerome, just 11.03% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

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.