The citizens of Jerome have a very low rate of college education: just 9.96% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Jerome's cultural character, accounting for 20.56% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Jerome is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
