Jerome is a somewhat small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 13,037 people and five associated neighborhoods, Jerome is the 19th largest community in Idaho.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Jerome is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.51% of the Jerome workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Jerome is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jerome who work in farm management occupations (8.97%), sales jobs (8.83%), and personal care services (7.10%). Another important characteristic of Jerome is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. In Jerome, just 9.96% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Jerome in 2022 was $26,133, which is middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,532 for a family of four. However, Jerome contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jerome is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jerome home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jerome residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Jerome also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 46.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Jerome include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. Jerome also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.56%. The most common language spoken in Jerome is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
