Divernon vs Jerome

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

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

Jerome has the higher population (1,910 vs 1,262 in Divernon). Divernon has the higher median household income ($72,936 vs $55,777 in Jerome). Divernon has the higher median home value ($123,900 vs $116,700 in Jerome).

Population, income & housing

	Divernon	Jerome
Population	1,262	1,910
Median age	39.7 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,936	$55,777
Median home value	$123,900	$116,700
Median gross rent	$839	$954
Housing units	566	1,026
Homeownership rate	80.5%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Divernon	Jerome
Population	1,153 → 1,262 (+9.5%)	2,073 → 1,910 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$65,667 → $72,936 (+11.1%)	$52,750 → $55,777 (+5.7%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $123,900 (+27.6%)	$105,900 → $116,700 (+10.2%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $839 (+17.5%)	$915 → $954 (+4.3%)

Divernon

Population

1,1531,262

Median household income

$65,667$72,936

Median home value

$97,100$123,900

Median gross rent

$714$839

Jerome

Population

2,0731,910

Median household income

$52,750$55,777

Median home value

$105,900$116,700

Median gross rent

$915$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Divernon	Jerome
Under 5	7.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.0%	20.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	13.2%	8.7%
75 and over	7.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Divernon	Jerome
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Divernon	Jerome
No high school diploma	8.3%	1.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Divernon	Jerome
Drove alone	71.8%	82.5%
Carpooled	12.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.1%
Worked from home	15.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Divernon	Jerome
1-unit, detached	87.8%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Divernon	Jerome
Poverty rate	12.0%	4.9%
Average household size	2.43	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1966	1959