Jerome Historic District · National Register of Historic Places
Jerome’s story
143 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1883Jerome is settled
JeromeAZ
A town of 452, settled in 1883.
Photo: Seasider53 · CC BY 4.0
Population
452
2025 Census estimate · −3% since 2020
Median home value
$387K
Census ACS
Household income
$40K
median
Median age
56.2
years
Jobs based here
351
A job hub
Is Jerome a good place to live?
Jerome’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, against 24 minutes in Arizona’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 141 Arizona towns, just 3 have a lower median household income than Jerome. Jerome Historic District and Mingus Lookout Complex is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jerome has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Jerome stand out
Where Jerome beats most towns.
Small town
452 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Jerome: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jerome, and how to reach them.
PowerAPS17.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Jerome water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Jerome’s trash rules yet
SchoolsClarkdale-Jerome Elementary DistrictMingus Union High School District2 districts serve Jerome; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Arizona you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereYavapai County RecorderYavapai County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8633186331 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jerome.
Work & commute
A job hub: Jerome has 2.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 348 commuters
Most working residents leave Jerome for work: only 2% work in town. 17% of Jerome residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Jerome grew to 351 in 2023, 57 more than in 2013.
2%work in town
| Jerome | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Jerome2%
Cottonwood15%
Phoenix14%
Sedona13%
Prescott12%
22 mi
median commute distance
351
jobs based in Jerome
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than Arizona overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 3% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 36% of residents (19% statewide). Jerome’s median age is 56.2 years. Jerome has lost 3% of its people since 2020, down to 452 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
56.2median age · AZ 39
| Jerome | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.2 years | 41.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 24% | 29% |
JeromeArizonaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
23%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma0%
High school6%
Some college56%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s16%
Graduate15%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 44% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Jerome’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.6 points. Across Arizona, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Jerome | AZ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.5% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.8% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 22.9% | 10.8% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 5.5% | 23.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 55.8% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.6% | 20.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 13% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Jerome
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and hot summers in Jerome
Jerome has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Jerome is 91°F.
6″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter32–53°
Spring42–69°
Summer61–89°
Fall47–72°
Nov 25
typical first frost
Mar 26
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Safety
Crime reported in Jerome
10 crimes were reported in Jerome in 2025: 9 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Jerome is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
1
violent crimes reported in 2025
9
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Health
How healthy Jerome is
Jerome beats the Arizona average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 27% of adults feel lonely in Jerome.
| Jerome | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Arizona
12 better12 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Jerome | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 6.6% |
Verde Valley Medical Center
4.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.6%conserved
0.6%
conserved · 3 of 501 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
$160Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 19 attractions →Montezuma Castle National Monument and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jerome. Close and well known come first.
17 mi National MonumentMontezuma Castle National Monument320K visitors a year
19 mi MountainCathedral Rock
20 mi National forestCoconino National Forest
4 mi National MonumentTuzigoot National Monument86K visitors a year
24 mi Canyon & gorgeOak Creek Canyon
24 mi MuseumFort WhippleSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Montezuma Castle National Monument: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coconino National Forest: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot), CC BY 2.0 · Tuzigoot National Monument: The original uploader was Jhugg at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oak Creek Canyon: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Whipple: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Jerome
18pages on Jerome
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Jerome; the nearest are
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Prescott21.4 mi$44,149 tuitionCoconino Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Flagstaff39.3 mi$2,907 in-state tuitionNorthern Arizona UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Flagstaff39.9 mi$13,009 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Jerome residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
A job hub
Every workday, about 348 people come to Jerome for work
Where Jerome’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
351jobs based in Jerome
2%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Jerome
Town in Yavapai County, Arizona, US
Jerome is a town in the Black Hills of Yavapai County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Founded in the late 19th century on Cleopatra Hill overlooking the Verde Valley, Jerome is approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of Phoenix along State Route 89A between Sedona and Prescott. Supported in its heyday by rich copper mines, it was home to more than 10,000 people in the 1920s. As of the 2020 census, its population was 464. The town owes its existence mainly to two ore bodies that formed about 1.75 billion years ago along a ring fault in the caldera of an undersea volcano. Tectonic plate movements, plate collisions, uplift, deposition, erosion, and other geologic processes eventually exposed the …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1899
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,066 ft
- ZIP code
- 86331
- Area code
- 928
Questions about Jerome
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jerome, AZ a good place to live?
Jerome has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.