Jerome

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Jerome

Total population

231

Median home value

$386,800

30.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$40,096

Jerome$40k

National$74k

Weather81°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.75°, -112.11°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Jerome, AZ from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

W

Wayne See

American professional basketball player

Ambyr Childers

American actress

E

Emery Hawkins

American animator

F

Fred Rico

American baseball player

Junior Brown

American musician

M

Milton E. Miles

United States admiral

Fred P. Lewis

American meteorologist

L

Lanie Balcom

American model and actress (1941-1991)

R

Rich Buhler

American radio talk show host and author

L

Lew Davis

American artist (1910–1979)

J

John Radetich

American athletics competitor (born 1948)

D

Debra Brimhall

American politician

Walter J. Buckhorn

American entomologist

J

Jim Savoini

basketball player

L

Leonard Klein

American composer and teacher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Arizona

• Verde Village
  6.9 mi away
• Prescott Valley
  15.8 mi away
• Dewey-Humboldt
  17.8 mi away
• Lake Montezuma
  19 mi away
• Paulden
  24 mi away
• Williamson
  24.4 mi away
• Oak Creek Canyon
  24.6 mi away
• Mountainaire
  35.5 mi away
• Wilhoit
  37.2 mi away
• Ash Fork
  39.1 mi away · pop. 458
• Strawberry
  42.3 mi away
• Red Lake
  42.6 mi away

Browse all places in Arizona →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Jerome

Jerome Arizona

Alice Daena Hickey · 2021

After the Boom in Tombstone and Jerome, Arizona

Eric L. Clements · 2003

The ghost of the Cuban Queen Bordello

Peggy Hicks · 2011

A Paleozoic geochemical anomaly near Jerome, Arizona

Lyman C. Huff · 1955

The ghosts of Jerome

Fitzgerald, John T. · 1975

After the boom in Tombstone and Jerome, Arizona

Eric L. Clements · 2003

Gold in the United Verde massive sulfide deposit, Jerome, Arizona

Ed DeWitt · 1986

A brief history of the United Verde open pit, Jerome, Arizona

E. M. J. Alenius · 1968

Search results from Open Library.