| Jerome, Illinois | |
| Official Name: | Village of Jerome |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.7681°N -89.6789°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sangamon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1692 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1413.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3662.34 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62704 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-38375 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Jerome, Illinois |
Jerome is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,656 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jerome is located at 39.7681°N -89.6789°W (39.768000, -89.678938).[2]
According to the 2010 census, Jerome has a total area of 0.45sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,414 people, 708 households, and 393 families residing in the village. The population density was 3806.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 727 housing units at an average density of 1957.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 94.13% White, 1.70% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.
There were 708 households, out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 39.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.64.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,974, and the median income for a family was $48,362. Males had a median income of $31,400 versus $30,508 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,350. About 1.5% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.
SMTD provides bus service on Routes 8, 13, 15, 16 and 903 connecting Jerome to downtown Springfield and other destinations.[5]