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Jerome, Illinois, in Sangamon county, is 3 miles SW of Springfield, Illinois (center to center) and 85 miles NE of St. Louis, Missouri. The village is included in the Springfield metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,414 people lived in Jerome.
In Jerome, about 53% of adults are married. Jerome is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the village; the village has more single adults than most places of its size.
If you spend a lot of time in Jerome, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Jerome had a median family income of $48,362. Jerome doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the village have earned college degrees than have people in most other villages in Illinois. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Jerome.)
An estimated 82% of living spaces in Jerome are occupied by their owners, not by renters.
In Jerome, 94% of commuters drive to work. You might spend less time in the car if you live in the village; people report shorter commutes than most.
Jerome strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 5% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Short Commute Times (vs. State) | Top 8% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Jerome to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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