Elmore County vs Jerome County

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

Elmore County and Jerome County are counties in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elmore County has the higher population (29,046 vs 24,788 in Jerome County). Jerome County has the higher median household income ($69,338 vs $58,976 in Elmore County). Elmore County has the higher median home value ($278,300 vs $254,000 in Jerome County).

Population, income & housing

	Elmore County	Jerome County
Population	29,046	24,788
Median age	32.5 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,976	$69,338
Median home value	$278,300	$254,000
Median gross rent	$1,111	$862
Housing units	12,168	8,725
Homeownership rate	65.3%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmore County	Jerome County
Population	26,743 → 29,046 (+8.6%)	23,730 → 24,788 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$46,855 → $58,976 (+25.9%)	$52,921 → $69,338 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$153,800 → $278,300 (+80.9%)	$164,600 → $254,000 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,111 (+33.4%)	$772 → $862 (+11.7%)

Elmore County

Population

26,74329,046

Median household income

$46,855$58,976

Median home value

$153,800$278,300

Median gross rent

$833$1,111

Jerome County

Population

23,73024,788

Median household income

$52,921$69,338

Median home value

$164,600$254,000

Median gross rent

$772$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmore County	Jerome County
Under 5	7.7%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	22.5%
18 to 24	11.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	17.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.5%
75 and over	5.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmore County	Jerome County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	57.5%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.0%	38.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmore County	Jerome County
No high school diploma	11.9%	26.6%
High school graduate	30.4%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmore County	Jerome County
Drove alone	83.7%	83.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	3.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.9%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmore County	Jerome County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmore County	Jerome County
Poverty rate	12.4%	13.9%
Average household size	2.56	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1985	1983