Jerome County, Idaho

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Jerome County, Idaho is among the highest in the country for foreign born (145th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,173	1,934,262	334,922,499	1652nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,724	$77,800	$80,734	1065th of 3,221
Median Age	34.0	37.3	38.9	3033rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.0%	31.8%	35.7%	2928th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$271,800	$418,600	$332,700	772nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$966	$1,238	$1,413	1115th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.6%	10.6%	12.5%	1793rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.7%	5.2%	2157th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	42.1	23.4	n/a	1693rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	17.9%	5.9%	14.1%	145th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	1009th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.2%	72.1%	65.2%	1486th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	21.6	26.4	2193rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	13.3%	15.1%	2442nd of 3,222
Uninsured	17.8%	n/a	n/a	393rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.0%	55.1%	46.9%	292nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.7%	n/a	n/a	897th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39.2%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.2	36.2	61.4

Age in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	34.0	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	29.6%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.2%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.4%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	8,277	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.0	2.6	2.5
Family Households	78.6%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	46.2%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.6%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	17.2%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.0%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,353	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.4%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.7%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.2%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	8,810	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.5%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.8%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.2%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,725	$2,038	n/a

Education in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	26.5%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.5%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.1%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.8%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.9%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.4%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Jerome County, Idaho

Statistic	Jerome County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.9%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	13.8%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	65.3%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	33.7%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.8%	8.3%	16.7%

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