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Population in July 2007: 1,039.
Males: 480  (46.3%)
Females: 559  (53.7%)
Median resident age:  41.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15937.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,400 (it was $26,667 in 2000)
Jerome  $32,400
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $71,900 (it was $53,400 in 2000)
Jerome  $71,900
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Jerome:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Jerome: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.7%), Italian (20.2%), English (11.5%), Irish (9.5%), Polish (9.3%), Czech (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1796 feet

Land area: 2.61 square miles.

Population density: 398 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Jerome

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jerome CDP

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 14.3%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

11 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Jerome, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jerome to the number of sex offenders is 1039 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Jerome:  1.2% ($627)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (70.0 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (264.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Davidsville, PA (3.9 miles ), Benson, PA (4.0 miles) , Boswell borough, PA (4.5 miles ), Jennerstown borough, PA (6.3 miles ), Hooversville borough, PA (6.5 miles ), Elim, PA (6.9 miles ), Ferndale borough, PA (7.1 miles ), Stoystown borough, PA (7.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.21 N, Longitude: 78.99 W


22 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (13%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Management of companies and enterprises (11%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)


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Jerome-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Jerome place center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 7/11/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Jerome:
  • CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 8 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 8 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
  • LEE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jerome:
  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 13 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 29 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 47 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jerome:
  • SOMERSET COUNTY (about 13 miles; SOMERSET, PA; ID: 2G9)
  • INDIAN LAKE (about 16 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; ID: 5G2)
  • EBENSBURG (about 23 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; ID: 9G8)

Amtrak station near Jerome:
  • 10 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). 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 taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jerome:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 10 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 32 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 48 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 64 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
Public elementary/middle school in Jerome:

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Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Jerome compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Jerome (2007 data):
  • First Commonwealth Bank: Jerome Office at 1653 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1980-12-01. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $5,983.0 mil, Deposits: $4,327.9 mil, headquarters in Indiana, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 111 total offices, Holding Company: First Commonwealth Financial Corporation



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3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.26%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cambria County, PA  0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.19% ($57,607)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Somerset County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($31,597)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jerome:
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: GREATER JOHNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WNTJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jerome:
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUZY (97.7 FM; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN,INC.)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGLU (99.1 FM; EBENSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)

TV broadcast stations around Jerome:
  • WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)




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