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Jerome County, Idaho (ID)

County population in 2022: 25,594 (49% urban, 51% rural); it was 18,342 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,492
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,510
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,407
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,538 (it was 1,891 in 2000)
% of renters here:

30%
State:

30%

Land area: 600 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Jerome County: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (17.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.3%), Manufacturing (13.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Jerome County, ID (2022)
    • 14,69956.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,02438.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,0584.1%Two or more races
    • 570.2%Some other race alone
    • 320.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 140.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 130.05%Asian alone
Median resident age:

33.5 years
Idaho median age:

37.5 years
Males: 13,157  (51.4%)
Females: 12,437  (48.6%)
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Average household size:
Jerome County:

2.0 people
Idaho:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $69,813 ($34,696 in 1999)
This county:

$69,813
Idaho:

$72,785

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $737 (lower quartile is $598, upper quartile is $963)
This county:

$737
State:

$1003


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $305,593 (it was $90,700 in 2000)
Jerome:

$305,593
Idaho:

$432,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,726 - $449,767

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $402,181
Here:

$402,181
State:

$527,539

Townhouses or other attached units: $203,334
Here:

$203,334
State:

$416,749

Mobile homes: $132,339
Here:

$132,339
State:

$150,232

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,274
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $444

Institutionalized population: 74

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 40
  • Burglaries: 35
  • Thefts: 65
  • Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 27
  • Burglaries: 16
  • Thefts: 46
  • Auto thefts: 15
Jerome County, ID map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 87 buildings, average cost: $190,600
  • 2021: 141 buildings, average cost: $152,400
  • 2020: 94 buildings, average cost: $149,200
  • 2019: 86 buildings, average cost: $146,400
  • 2018: 85 buildings, average cost: $149,100
  • 2017: 60 buildings, average cost: $150,500
  • 2016: 73 buildings, average cost: $144,400
  • 2015: 65 buildings, average cost: $148,600
  • 2014: 57 buildings, average cost: $166,500
  • 2013: 64 buildings, average cost: $158,400
  • 2012: 63 buildings, average cost: $148,800
  • 2011: 47 buildings, average cost: $137,800
  • 2010: 54 buildings, average cost: $132,900
  • 2009: 60 buildings, average cost: $133,300
  • 2008: 137 buildings, average cost: $100,900
  • 2007: 193 buildings, average cost: $116,600
  • 2006: 215 buildings, average cost: $126,700
  • 2005: 143 buildings, average cost: $124,100
  • 2004: 95 buildings, average cost: $126,300
  • 2003: 77 buildings, average cost: $107,100
  • 2002: 69 buildings, average cost: $99,900
  • 2001: 57 buildings, average cost: $110,400
  • 2000: 51 buildings, average cost: $103,900
  • 1999: 69 buildings, average cost: $98,600
  • 1998: 71 buildings, average cost: $88,500
  • 1997: 48 buildings, average cost: $100,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Jerome, ID residents
Average permit cost in Jerome, ID

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,569 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,588 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Jerome, ID in 2022
Distribution of house value in Jerome, ID in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jerome, ID in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.3%
Jerome County:

14.3%
Idaho:

10.7%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.1% for other race residents, 13.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 33.5 years old
(Males: 33.5 years old, Females: 33.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.1 years old, American Indian residents: 43.4 years old, Asian residents: 25.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.3 years old, Other race residents: 30.3 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jerome County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jerome, Hazelton, Hunt, Eden.

Jerome County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Cedar County, Nebraska , Gooding County , Oneida County , Kent County, Michigan , Racine County, Wisconsin , McHenry County, Illinois .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.4%
Idaho:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Jerome, ID
County total employment by year in Jerome, ID
County average yearly wages by year in Jerome, ID

Current college students: 570
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,595 (18.2% naturalized citizens)

Jerome County:

18.0%
Whole state:

6.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,9662010 or later
  • 1,0452000 to 2009
  • 1,0001990 to 1999
  • 5871980 to 1989
  • 2331970 to 1979
  • 152Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.3%

Jerome County marital status for males Jerome County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,550
  • One, attached: 230
  • Two: 125
  • 3 or 4: 238
  • 5 to 9: 71
  • 10 to 19: 2
  • 20 to 49: 17
  • 50 or more: 33
  • Mobile homes: 779

Housing units in Jerome County with a mortgage: 3,982 (452 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 328 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Here:

25.0% with mortgage
State:

97.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Jerome County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic6,5111
Other4,82712
Evangelical Protestant1,44515
Mainline Protestant5476
None9,044-
Jerome County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1
Jerome County:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Jerome County:

5.50 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:

3.87 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:

5.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Jerome County:

7.9%
Idaho:

7.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Jerome County:

26.8%
State:

25.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.4%
State:

11.7%

Agriculture in Jerome County:

Average size of farms: 293 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $454,752
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $573.87
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $386,712
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.40%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 99.80%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $153,933
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.88%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 80.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 39.77%
Corn for grain: 1000 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 10163 harvested acres
Vegetables: 337 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Jerome County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 2208% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Jerome County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 224.5 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 223.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 130.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 104.3 miles away from Jerome County center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 308.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Idaho Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4534, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Idaho Severe Winter Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 5, 2017 - February 27, 2017, FEMA Id: 4310, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3244: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Idaho Wildfires, Incident Period: July 27, 2000 to September 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1341: September 01, 2000, FEMA Id: 1341, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Idaho Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 31, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-186: December 31, 1964, FEMA Id: 186, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

The number of natural disasters in Jerome County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jerome

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,428 (77.7%)
  • Carpooled: 1,484 (12.2%)
  • Bus: 2 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 16 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 18 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 98 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 9 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 209 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 664 (5.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (15%)
  • Transportation occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (88%)
  • Guatemala (3%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • El Salvador (2%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • Iran (1%)
  • Cuba (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jerome County


  • American (10%)
  • English (10%)
  • German (8%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • European (1%)
  • Italian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Jerome County, Idaho in 2010:

  • 54 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 13 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 8 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 5 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 4 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 2 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Jerome County, Idaho in 2000:

  • 54 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 23 people in nursing homes
  • 13 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $58,680.

9.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,641 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.75%
Idaho average:

9.53%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.72% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($29,204 average AGI)
3.03% relocated from other states ($17,436 average AGI)
Jerome County:

3.03%
Idaho average:

5.98%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Twin Falls County, ID  3.60% ($42,590 average AGI)
from Gooding County, ID  1.04% ($36,000)
from Ada County, ID  0.52% ($45,209)


8.40% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,379 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.40%
Idaho average:

7.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.49% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($33,584 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($8,794 average AGI)
Jerome County:

1.91%
Idaho average:

4.04%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Twin Falls County, ID  3.58% ($44,045 average AGI)
to Gooding County, ID  0.83% ($43,582)
to Ada County, ID  0.57% ($37,109)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.3

Births per 1000 population in Jerome County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Jerome County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Jerome County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 19.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jerome County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Jerome County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jerome County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jerome County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jerome County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Jerome County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,658 (2,266 aged, 392 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 981 (15%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Jerome County, Idaho in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (301)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (88)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (58)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (40)
  • Unspecified dementia (21)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.19
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,327
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 337
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54,785

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,925
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 616
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 174.4. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 25,594
  • Male householders: 4,654 (797 living alone), Female householders: 3,918 (691 living alone)
  • 4,983 spouses (4,969 opposite-sex spouses), 863 unmarried partners, (863 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,987 children (8,246 natural, 270 adopted, 476 stepchildren), 604 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 242 parents, 0 foster children, 421 other relatives, 559 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 195

Size of family households: 2,260 2-persons, 1,273 3-persons, 1,291 4-persons, 1,091 5-persons, 373 6-persons, 322 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,495 1-person, 350 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

4,646 married couples with children.
2,084 single-parent households (778 men, 1,306 women).

66.6% of residents of Jerome speak English at home.
32.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $79,793,000 ($4,139 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,282,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,833,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,269,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,938,000
Federal grants: $19,409,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,446,000 ($149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,899,000 ($964,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,242,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,328,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,946,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,695
Here:

86 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 706
Here:

36 per 1000 residents
State:

37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +422
Here:

+21 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -91
Here -5 per 1000 residents
State +43 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jerome County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.0
State:

4.4

Year house built in Jerome County, Idaho
  • Year house built in Jerome County, Idaho
  • 382020 or later
  • 1,2802010 to 2019
  • 1,3782000 to 2009
  • 8431990 to 1999
  • 1,1581980 to 1989
  • 1,5951970 to 1979
  • 4091960 to 1969
  • 7801950 to 1959
  • 6541940 to 1949
  • 7121939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jerome County, Idaho
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jerome County, Idaho
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jerome County, Idaho
  • 161 room
  • 602 rooms
  • 1773 rooms
  • 6484 rooms
  • 1,5255 rooms
  • 1,2136 rooms
  • 7807 rooms
  • 7578 rooms
  • 1,1319+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jerome County, Idaho
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jerome County, Idaho
  • 371 room
  • 772 rooms
  • 2093 rooms
  • 5174 rooms
  • 6155 rooms
  • 4196 rooms
  • 2147 rooms
  • 1558 rooms
  • 449+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jerome County, Idaho
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jerome County, Idaho
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jerome County, Idaho
  • 17no bedroom
  • 1461 bedroom
  • 8562 bedrooms
  • 3,2153 bedrooms
  • 1,5114 bedrooms
  • 5675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jerome County, Idaho
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jerome County, Idaho
  • 36no bedroom
  • 2111 bedroom
  • 6742 bedrooms
  • 9883 bedrooms
  • 3384 bedrooms
  • 735+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Jerome County, Idaho in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jerome County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jerome County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 228no vehicle
  • 8381 vehicle
  • 1,9732 vehicles
  • 1,7653 vehicles
  • 1,0014 vehicles
  • 4775+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jerome County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jerome County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 88no vehicle
  • 8221 vehicle
  • 7462 vehicles
  • 5043 vehicles
  • 504 vehicles
  • 965+ vehicles

90.1% of Jerome County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Idaho.

Jerome County:

90.1%
State average:

85.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 12,733
  • Other state: 7,866
  • Northeast: 266
  • Midwest: 811
  • South: 994
  • West: 5,833
Year householders moved into unit in Jerome County, ID
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Jerome County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 47.9%Electricity
  • 35.0%Utility gas
  • 6.1%Wood
  • 5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 59.0%Electricity
  • 28.7%Utility gas
  • 7.1%Wood
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 301
Here:

8.8%
Idaho:

13.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 109
Here:

6.3%
Idaho:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65
Here:

8.2%
Idaho:

30.0%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Jerome County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $254,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,307,000
    Solid Waste Management: $949,000
    Other: $728,000
    Air Transportation: $503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $311,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $676,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $4,449,000
    Police Protection: $3,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,559,000
    General - Other: $2,021,000
    Financial Administration: $1,926,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
    Police Protection: $1,193,000
    Air Transportation: $1,099,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,093,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $929,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $778,000
    Health - Other: $676,000
    Central Staff Services: $634,000
    Air Transportation: $616,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $596,000
    Health - Other: $590,000
    Corrections - Other: $537,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $843,000
    General Local Government Support: $277,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $465,000
    Interest on Debt: $428,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $958,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,975,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,705,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,420,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $295,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $270,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,102,000
    Interest Earnings: $327,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $61,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
    Police Protection: $110,000
    Police Protection: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,056,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,181,000
    Other: $2,951,000
    General Local Government Support: $352,000
    General Local Government Support: $240,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,223,000
    Property: $7,737,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,307,000
    Other License: $191,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,405,000
    : $4,548,000

Jerome County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $254,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,307,000
    Solid Waste Management: $949,000
    Other: $728,000
    Air Transportation: $503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $311,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $676,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $4,449,000
    Police Protection: $3,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,559,000
    General - Other: $2,021,000
    Financial Administration: $1,926,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
    Police Protection: $1,193,000
    Air Transportation: $1,099,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,093,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $929,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $778,000
    Health - Other: $676,000
    Central Staff Services: $634,000
    Air Transportation: $616,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $596,000
    Health - Other: $590,000
    Corrections - Other: $537,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $843,000
    General Local Government Support: $277,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $465,000
    Interest on Debt: $428,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $958,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,975,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,705,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,420,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $295,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $270,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,102,000
    Interest Earnings: $327,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $61,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
    Police Protection: $110,000
    Police Protection: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,056,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,181,000
    Other: $2,951,000
    General Local Government Support: $352,000
    General Local Government Support: $240,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,223,000
    Property: $7,737,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,307,000
    Other License: $191,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,405,000
    : $4,548,000

Jerome County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $254,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,307,000
    Solid Waste Management: $949,000
    Other: $728,000
    Air Transportation: $503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $311,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $676,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $4,449,000
    Police Protection: $3,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,559,000
    General - Other: $2,021,000
    Financial Administration: $1,926,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
    Police Protection: $1,193,000
    Air Transportation: $1,099,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,093,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $929,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $778,000
    Health - Other: $676,000
    Central Staff Services: $634,000
    Air Transportation: $616,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $596,000
    Health - Other: $590,000
    Corrections - Other: $537,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $843,000
    General Local Government Support: $277,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $465,000
    Interest on Debt: $428,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $958,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,975,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,705,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,420,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $295,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $270,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,102,000
    Interest Earnings: $327,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $61,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
    Police Protection: $110,000
    Police Protection: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,056,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,181,000
    Other: $2,951,000
    General Local Government Support: $352,000
    General Local Government Support: $240,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,223,000
    Property: $7,737,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,307,000
    Other License: $191,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,405,000
    : $4,548,000

Jerome County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $254,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,307,000
    Solid Waste Management: $949,000
    Other: $728,000
    Air Transportation: $503,000
    Solid Waste Management: $311,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $676,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $4,449,000
    Police Protection: $3,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,559,000
    General - Other: $2,021,000
    Financial Administration: $1,926,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,288,000
    Police Protection: $1,193,000
    Air Transportation: $1,099,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,093,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $929,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $778,000
    Health - Other: $676,000
    Central Staff Services: $634,000
    Air Transportation: $616,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $596,000
    Health - Other: $590,000
    Corrections - Other: $537,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $843,000
    General Local Government Support: $277,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $465,000
    Interest on Debt: $428,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $958,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,975,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,705,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,420,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,125,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $295,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $270,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,102,000
    Interest Earnings: $327,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $191,000
    Interest Earnings: $61,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $475,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $443,000
    Police Protection: $110,000
    Police Protection: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,506,000
    Cash and Securities: $1,056,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $133,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,181,000
    Other: $2,951,000
    General Local Government Support: $352,000
    General Local Government Support: $240,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,223,000
    Property: $7,737,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,307,000
    Other License: $191,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,405,000
    : $4,548,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 314
  • Number of aged recipients: 45
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 269
  • Number of recipients under 18: 71
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 180
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 63
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 119
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 125
Most common first names in Jerome County, ID among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John8874.8 years
William7476.6 years
James6674.5 years
Robert6071.9 years
Mary5380.1 years
George5078.4 years
Charles4680.0 years
Frank3478.9 years
Dorothy3376.7 years
Ruth3284.1 years
Most common last names in Jerome County, ID among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith4580.3 years
Johnson4376.0 years
Davis3577.9 years
Miller3479.0 years
Brown2778.8 years
Jones2277.5 years
Peterson2076.1 years
Clark1874.9 years
Martin1880.2 years
Thompson1773.1 years
Businesses in Jerome County, ID
NameCountNameCount
AutoZone1McDonald's1
Best Western1Nike1
Burger King1SONIC Drive-In1
Chevrolet1Subway3
Curves1T-Mobile1
Dairy Queen1U-Haul3
Days Inn1UPS5
FedEx3Walmart1
H&R Block1Wendy's1
Little Caesars Pizza1Wingate1