Jerome, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 1,294. Population change since 2000: -8.5%

Males: 605	(46.8%)
Females: 689	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	44.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62704.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,735 (it was $41,974 in 2000)

Jerome:	$46,735
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,382

Jerome:	$27,382
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,771 (it was $80,500 in 2000)

Jerome:	$105,771
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $106,247; Detached houses: $106,955; Townhouses or other attached units: $101,326; In 2-unit structures: $87,308; Mobile homes: $48,333

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Races in Jerome:

White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
Black (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Jerome: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (32.0%), Irish (16.5%), English (16.2%), United States (8.7%), Italian (4.2%), Dutch (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/17/1939

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 0.37 square miles.

Population density: 3484 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Jerome

High school or higher: 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jerome village

Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 53.0%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 15.4%

22 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.6%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Jerome:	1.7% ($1,335)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (1.8 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (84.5 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (177.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Leland Grove, IL (0.8 miles ), Southern View, IL (1.3 miles ), Springfield, IL (1.4 miles ), Grandview, IL (2.1 miles ), Chatham, IL (2.6 miles ), Clear Lake, IL (2.6 miles ), Rochester, IL (2.7 miles ), Riverton, IL (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 39.77 N, Longitude: 89.68 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: -155 (-9.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (19%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Construction (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (26%)
Educational services (14%)
Health care (12%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Computer specialists (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)
Secondary school teachers (3%)

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Crime in Jerome by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.8	0.0	75.4	153.0
Robberies	2	0	3	2	0	1	2	1	1
per 100,000	142.6	0.0	212.2	141.4	0.0	72.8	149.9	75.4	76.5
Assaults	4	6	3	6	4	5	5	5	5
per 100,000	285.1	424.3	212.2	424.3	286.3	364.2	374.8	376.8	382.6
Burglaries	5	2	13	2	4	1	8	3	2
per 100,000	356.4	141.4	919.4	141.4	286.3	72.8	599.7	226.1	153.0
Thefts	71	57	62	64	61	40	59	42	51
per 100,000	5060.6	4031.1	4384.7	4526.2	4366.5	2913.3	4422.8	3165.0	3902.1
Auto thefts	1	0	2	4	0	0	3	0	0
per 100,000	71.3	0.0	141.4	282.9	0.0	0.0	224.9	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	70.7	0.0	71.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	332.9	256.0	357.1	340.9	252.0	274.6	356.8	300.7	388.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	6.18
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Jerome, Illinois

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Jerome-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/14/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the Jerome village center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Jerome-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 66.9 miles away from Jerome center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Jerome topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Jerome:

ANDREW MCFARLAND MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 3 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Jerome, IL

Amtrak station near Jerome:

3 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: WWW.VILLAGEOFJEROME.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jerome:

LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 5 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.0 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	55.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	3.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jerome, IL

Jerome compared to Illinois state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Jerome mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Jerome

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	34.2%	14.0%	10.6%	7.6%	6.9%
Congregations	11.0%	2.8%	17.7%	6.6%	9.4%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	5.4%	4.6%	3.2%	2.7%	10.7%
Congregations	6.6%	7.7%	2.8%	5.5%	29.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$600
Other Government Administration	1	$2,460	$29,520	7	$1,400
Police Protection - Officers	8	$23,114	$34,671	2	$354
Streets and Highways	3	$7,516	$30,064	0	$0
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,132
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$89
Totals for Government	12	$33,090	$33,090	12	$3,575

Jerome government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $442,000
Police Protection: $364,000

Financial Administration: $102,000

Water Utilities: $101,000

Parks & Recreation: $64,000

Sewerage: $56,000

General - Other: $45,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $835,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $201,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $629,000
All Other: $200,000

Highways: $38,000
Tax - Property: $26,000
NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $415,000

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)
Sangamon County: 0.14%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cook County, IL	0.27% ($29,877 average AGI)
from Morgan County, IL	0.25% ($33,076)
from Menard County, IL	0.25% ($32,893)

4.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($171 average AGI)
Sangamon County: 0.03%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cook County, IL	0.29% ($37,375 average AGI)
to Menard County, IL	0.24% ($44,632)
to Christian County, IL	0.18% ($28,211)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jerome:

WFMB (1450 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WMAY (970 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jerome:

WFMB-FM (104.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WQNA (88.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPITAL AREA CAREER CENTER)
WLUJ (89.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WQQL (101.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WNNS (98.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WUIS (91.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF IL AT SPRINGFIELD)
WQLZ (92.7 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WYVR (97.7 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WSCT (90.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
WYMG (100.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WCVS-FM (96.7 FM; VIRDEN, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLWJ (88.1 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
W205BG (88.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
WMHX (93.9 FM; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
WXAJ (99.7 FM; HILLSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jerome:

WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
W08DP (Channel 8; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC'L TELECOMM. CORPORATION)
W33AY (Channel 33; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
W28BE (Channel 28; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: THE MARIAN CENTER)
WCFN (Channel 49; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,050
Total future (year 2021) average daily traffic: 4,680

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