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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.6%), Educational,health and social services (15.4%), Retail trade (12.6%), Manufacturing (11.9%).
Detached houses: $251,280Here:$251,280State:$235,809 Townhouses or other attached units: $222,707Here:$222,707State:$178,173 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $49,180Here:$49,180State:$164,467 Mobile homes: $101,698Here:$101,698State:$52,209
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.7% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.4%
McCain (Republican): 72.3% Obama (Democratic): 26.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $981 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,038 (0.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jerome County is $456 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.
Cities in this county include: Jerome, Hazelton, Eden, Hunt.
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Notable locations in Jerome County: Magic Valley Hatchery (A), Jerome Game Farm (B), Auger Falls Access Area (C), Devils Corral (D), Jerome Country Club (E), Minidoka Relocation Center (F), McHenry (G), Hunt Station (H), Jerome Station (I), Hazelton A Hydroelectric Facility (J), Bypass Hydroelectric Facility (K), Blue Lakes Country Club (L), Midpoint Substation (M), Number Four Pumping Station (N), Mountain Home Care Center (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jerome County include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Ascension Priory (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Camp Two Lake (A), Rocky Ridge Lake (B), Russian Lake (C), 26 Mile Lake (D), Bass Lake (E), Cheatgrass Reservoir (F), Blue Lakes (G), Vineyard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Warm Creek (A), Alpheus Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Jerome County: Minidoka Internment National Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Jerome County: Magic Valley Hatchery (A), Jerome Game Farm (B), Auger Falls Access Area (C), Devils Corral (D), Jerome Country Club (E), Minidoka Relocation Center (F), McHenry (G), Hunt Station (H), Jerome Station (I), Hazelton A Hydroelectric Facility (J), Bypass Hydroelectric Facility (K), Blue Lakes Country Club (L), Midpoint Substation (M), Number Four Pumping Station (N), Mountain Home Care Center (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jerome County include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Ascension Priory (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Camp Two Lake (A), Rocky Ridge Lake (B), Russian Lake (C), 26 Mile Lake (D), Bass Lake (E), Cheatgrass Reservoir (F), Blue Lakes (G), Vineyard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Warm Creek (A), Alpheus Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Jerome County: Minidoka Internment National Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Cassia County , Gooding County , Lincoln County , Minidoka County , Twin Falls County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 570 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,935 (24% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.5%
Housing units in Jerome County with a mortgage: 2,102 (303 second mortgage, 190 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 928
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Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Jerome County (%):
10.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,270 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 6.81% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($18,519 average AGI) 3.86% relocated from other states ($11,753 average AGI)Jerome County:3.86%Idaho average:5.54%
10.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,856 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 8.05% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($20,469 average AGI) 2.91% relocated to other states ($7,387 average AGI)Jerome County:2.91%Idaho average:4.23%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,487 (2,193 aged, 294 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 174.4. This is more than state average.
4,105 spouses, 6,364 children (5,716 natural, 119 adopted, 529 stepchildren), 268 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 252 other relatives, 331 non-relatives
Size of family households: 1,902 2-persons, 928 3-persons, 921 4-persons, 593 5-persons, 286 6-persons, 195 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,223 1-person, 196 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
83.1% of residents of Jerome County speak English at home. 15.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
Population growth in Jerome County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
55% of Jerome County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Idaho.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,800
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $555,000
Police Protection: $1,049,000
Solid Waste Management: $821,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $815,000
General - Other: $700,000
Financial Administration: $601,000
General Public Buildings: $382,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $329,000
Corrections - Other: $321,000
Health Services - Other: $193,000
Central Staff Services: $186,000
Parks & Recreation: $160,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $63,000
Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $5,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,000
Interest Earnings: $349,000
Rents: $25,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
General Public Building: $8,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
Motor Vehicle License: $94,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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