Jerome vs Riverton

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

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

Riverton has the higher population (3,506 vs 1,910 in Jerome). Riverton has the higher median household income ($75,527 vs $55,777 in Jerome). Riverton has the higher median home value ($140,000 vs $116,700 in Jerome).

Population, income & housing

	Jerome	Riverton
Population	1,910	3,506
Median age	34.6 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,777	$75,527
Median home value	$116,700	$140,000
Median gross rent	$954	$1,035
Housing units	1,026	1,790
Homeownership rate	69.3%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jerome	Riverton
Population	2,073 → 1,910 (-7.9%)	3,474 → 3,506 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $55,777 (+5.7%)	$39,750 → $75,527 (+90.0%)
Median home value	$105,900 → $116,700 (+10.2%)	$99,300 → $140,000 (+41.0%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $954 (+4.3%)	$885 → $1,035 (+16.9%)

Jerome

Population

2,0731,910

Median household income

$52,750$55,777

Median home value

$105,900$116,700

Median gross rent

$915$954

Riverton

Population

3,4743,506

Median household income

$39,750$75,527

Median home value

$99,300$140,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,035

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jerome	Riverton
Under 5	5.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	3.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	22.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.7%	7.0%
75 and over	6.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jerome	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	97.1%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jerome	Riverton
No high school diploma	1.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	25.6%	57.7%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jerome	Riverton
Drove alone	82.5%	84.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	6.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jerome	Riverton
1-unit, detached	91.7%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Jerome	Riverton
Poverty rate	4.9%	9.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1959	1973