Jeromesville vs Polk

A side-by-side comparison of Jeromesville and Polk: population, income, housing, and more.

Jeromesville and Polk are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jeromesville has the higher population (570 vs 535 in Polk). Jeromesville has the higher median household income ($72,361 vs $63,438 in Polk). Jeromesville has the higher median home value ($122,900 vs $122,300 in Polk).

Population, income & housing

	Jeromesville	Polk
Population	570	535
Median age	26.5 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,361	$63,438
Median home value	$122,900	$122,300
Median gross rent	$1,023	$755
Housing units	239	178
Homeownership rate	59.7%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeromesville	Polk
Population	614 → 570 (-7.2%)	470 → 535 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$56,458 → $72,361 (+28.2%)	$53,194 → $63,438 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$94,800 → $122,900 (+29.6%)	$96,500 → $122,300 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $1,023 (+30.3%)	$904 → $755 (-16.5%)

Jeromesville

Population

614570

Median household income

$56,458$72,361

Median home value

$94,800$122,900

Median gross rent

$785$1,023

Polk

Population

470535

Median household income

$53,194$63,438

Median home value

$96,500$122,300

Median gross rent

$904$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeromesville	Polk
Under 5	7.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	24.4%	28.4%
18 to 24	14.6%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	15.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	7.9%	9.3%
65 to 74	4.7%	5.2%
75 and over	3.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeromesville	Polk
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	3.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeromesville	Polk
No high school diploma	3.2%	16.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeromesville	Polk
Drove alone	83.4%	75.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	7.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeromesville	Polk
1-unit, detached	82.4%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Jeromesville	Polk
Poverty rate	18.6%	27.6%
Average household size	2.70	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938