Jerome, AZ Population

Overview

445

Total Population

57.2

Median age

53.48%

Female population %

87:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jerome's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jerome is 57.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jerome's population under 18 was 10.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jerome's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jerome, 7.87% were under the age of 15, 6.52% aged 15 to 29, 54.83% aged 30 to 64, 30.79% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 more females than males in Jerome:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.48% females and 46.52% males in Jerome, AZ.
The Jerome, AZ gender ratio is 87:100 i.e. 87 men to 100 women (0.870).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 50.

Jerome's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jerome population: 80.67% are White, 14.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.15% are some other race and 1.57% are multiracial.
Jerome's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 413 (92.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jerome is White with a population of 359 (80.67% of the total population).

Jerome's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 466 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Jerome's population increased by 81 (22.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jerome's population increased by 17 (3.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jerome's population was lowest in year 2000 at 365.