Jerome

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Jerome

Total population

1,807

Median home value

$127,800

29.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$65,189

Jerome$65k

National$74k

Weather69°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates39.77°, -89.68°

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

Overview

Jerome is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jerome had a population of 1,692. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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, IL 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

Barrett Deems

American musician (1914–1998)

June Christy

American singer (1925–1990)

Tad Lincoln

Fourth son of President Abraham Lincoln (1853–1871)

Andre Iguodala

American basketball player (born 1984)

Aaron Schneider

Filmmaker and cinematographer

David Hammons

American painter and performance artist (born 1943)

Louis P. Lochner

American journalist (1887–1975)

Edward Baker Lincoln

second son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln (1846–1850)

Robert Todd Lincoln

Union Army officer, U.S. ambassador, and Secretary of War (1843–1926)

Seth Barnes Nicholson

American astronomer (1891–1963)

Marjorie Merriweather Post

American businesswoman (1887–1973)

Albert Johnson

American politician (1869–1957)

S

Sarah Danielle Madison

American actress (1974 - 2014)

Kevin Vann

Bishop of Orange in California

Cheri Bustos

American lobbyist, politician, & businessperson (1961-)

Matt Mitrione

American mixed martial artist and American football player

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

Nearby places in Illinois

• Curran
  5.6 mi away · pop. 115
• Loami
  11.1 mi away
• Cantrall
  11.6 mi away · pop. 142
• Berlin
  11.9 mi away · pop. 103
• New Berlin
  12.9 mi away · pop. 1,442
• Auburn
  13.7 mi away · pop. 4,306
• Mechanicsburg
  14.4 mi away
• Edinburg
  17.1 mi away
• Lake Petersburg
  17.7 mi away
• Kincaid
  18.7 mi away
• Cornland
  18.8 mi away
• Ashland
  19.4 mi away

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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

Flood insurance study

1983

Oddball Illinois

Jerome Pohlen · 2000

Illinois tort law and practice

Jerome Mirza · 1974

Illinois personal injury

Jerome Mirza · 1989

Validity studies on the Illinois test of psycholinguistic abilities

James Jerome McCarthy · 1964

Illinois test of psycholinguistic abilities

James Jerome McCarthy · 1961

A study of Illinois State programs for the aged

Jerome Hammerman · 1971

Lucky to Live in Illinois

Kate B. Jerome · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-20

purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Seen 2026-09-20

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Seen 2026-09-20

Lined Snake

Tropidoclonion lineatum

Seen 2026-09-20

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Seen 2026-09-19

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-09-19

American Dagger

Acronicta americana

Seen 2026-09-19

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).