Jerome vs Mayer

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

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

Mayer has the higher population (884 vs 329 in Jerome). Mayer has the higher median household income ($55,606 vs $37,031 in Jerome). Jerome has the higher median home value ($312,100 vs $228,900 in Mayer).

Population, income & housing

	Jerome	Mayer
Population	329	884
Median age	58.2 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,031	$55,606
Median home value	$312,100	$228,900
Median gross rent	$1,078	—
Housing units	340	759
Homeownership rate	56.9%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jerome	Mayer
Population	474 → 329 (-30.6%)	1,930 → 884 (-54.2%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $37,031 (-28.9%)	$49,233 → $55,606 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$287,000 → $312,100 (+8.7%)	$118,800 → $228,900 (+92.7%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $1,078 (+27.7%)	—

Jerome

Population

474329

Median household income

$52,083$37,031

Median home value

$287,000$312,100

Median gross rent

$844$1,078

Mayer

Population

1,930884

Median household income

$49,233$55,606

Median home value

$118,800$228,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jerome	Mayer
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.9%	3.5%
18 to 24	1.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	2.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.0%	3.4%
45 to 54	25.5%	45.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	33.7%	23.6%
75 and over	7.3%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jerome	Mayer
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	88.8%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jerome	Mayer
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	6.7%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	65.3%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jerome	Mayer
Drove alone	65.4%	81.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jerome	Mayer
1-unit, detached	69.4%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	Jerome	Mayer
Poverty rate	19.5%	13.6%
Average household size	1.57	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	16	37
Median year structure built	1938	1987