Ash Fork vs Jerome

A side-by-side comparison of Ash Fork and Jerome: population, income, housing, and more.

Ash Fork and Jerome are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ash Fork has the higher population (578 vs 329 in Jerome). Jerome has the higher median home value ($312,100 vs $178,800 in Ash Fork). Since 2019, Ash Fork's population has grown faster (-17.2% vs -30.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Ash Fork	Jerome
Population	578	329
Median age	36.5 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,031
Median home value	$178,800	$312,100
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,078
Housing units	234	340
Homeownership rate	69.1%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	39.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ash Fork	Jerome
Population	698 → 578 (-17.2%)	474 → 329 (-30.6%)
Median household income	$41,058 → $79,861 (+94.5%)	$52,083 → $37,031 (-28.9%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $178,800 (+116.2%)	$287,000 → $312,100 (+8.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $1,104 (+1.2%)	$844 → $1,078 (+27.7%)

Ash Fork

Population

698578

Median household income

$41,058$79,861

Median home value

$82,700$178,800

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,104

Jerome

Population

474329

Median household income

$52,083$37,031

Median home value

$287,000$312,100

Median gross rent

$844$1,078

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ash Fork	Jerome
Under 5	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	30.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	5.2%	2.1%
35 to 44	21.3%	4.0%
45 to 54	2.8%	25.5%
55 to 64	6.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	33.7%
75 and over	18.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ash Fork	Jerome
White (non-Hispanic)	60.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	12.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.4%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ash Fork	Jerome
No high school diploma	16.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.3%	6.7%
Some college or associate's	54.1%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ash Fork	Jerome
Drove alone	73.2%	65.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.0%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ash Fork	Jerome
1-unit, detached	50.4%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Ash Fork	Jerome
Poverty rate	11.6%	19.5%
Average household size	3.03	1.57
Mean commute (minutes)	—	16
Median year structure built	1968	1938