Jerome vs Leland Grove

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

Jerome and Leland Grove 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 1,595 in Leland Grove). Leland Grove has the higher median household income ($126,944 vs $55,777 in Jerome). Leland Grove has the higher median home value ($261,500 vs $116,700 in Jerome).

Population, income & housing

	Jerome	Leland Grove
Population	1,910	1,595
Median age	34.6 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,777	$126,944
Median home value	$116,700	$261,500
Median gross rent	$954	$1,227
Housing units	1,026	772
Homeownership rate	69.3%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	67.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jerome	Leland Grove
Population	2,073 → 1,910 (-7.9%)	1,406 → 1,595 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $55,777 (+5.7%)	$108,947 → $126,944 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$105,900 → $116,700 (+10.2%)	$222,700 → $261,500 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $954 (+4.3%)	$1,518 → $1,227 (-19.2%)

Jerome

Population

2,0731,910

Median household income

$52,750$55,777

Median home value

$105,900$116,700

Median gross rent

$915$954

Leland Grove

Population

1,4061,595

Median household income

$108,947$126,944

Median home value

$222,700$261,500

Median gross rent

$1,518$1,227

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jerome	Leland Grove
Under 5	5.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	4.0%
25 to 34	20.7%	7.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	16.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	16.2%
75 and over	6.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jerome	Leland Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	3.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jerome	Leland Grove
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.5%
High school graduate	25.6%	9.5%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	34.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jerome	Leland Grove
Drove alone	82.5%	73.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.9%
Worked from home	8.1%	19.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jerome	Leland Grove
1-unit, detached	91.7%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jerome	Leland Grove
Poverty rate	4.9%	2.3%
Average household size	1.97	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1959	1952