Magic Valley Times

19.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jerome in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.7 percent lower than the state average of 36.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 11,503.

74.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Jerome residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,693	25.7
Regular high school diploma	1,838	27.9
GED or alternative credential	356	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	605	9.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	793	12
Associate's degree	488	7.4
Bachelor's degree	693	10.5
Master's degree	84	1.3
Professional school degree	31	0.5
Doctorate degree	6	less than 0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.