Dunlap vs Rome

A side-by-side comparison of Dunlap and Rome: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunlap and Rome are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rome has the higher population (1,628 vs 1,448 in Dunlap). Dunlap has the higher median household income ($137,240 vs $95,263 in Rome). Dunlap has the higher median home value ($283,800 vs $155,700 in Rome).

Population, income & housing

	Dunlap	Rome
Population	1,448	1,628
Median age	44.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$137,240	$95,263
Median home value	$283,800	$155,700
Median gross rent	$964	$1,107
Housing units	572	690
Homeownership rate	85.3%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunlap	Rome
Population	1,140 → 1,448 (+27.0%)	1,525 → 1,628 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$89,808 → $137,240 (+52.8%)	$62,031 → $95,263 (+53.6%)
Median home value	$241,700 → $283,800 (+17.4%)	$133,100 → $155,700 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $964 (+21.0%)	$894 → $1,107 (+23.8%)

Dunlap

Population

1,1401,448

Median household income

$89,808$137,240

Median home value

$241,700$283,800

Median gross rent

$797$964

Rome

Population

1,5251,628

Median household income

$62,031$95,263

Median home value

$133,100$155,700

Median gross rent

$894$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunlap	Rome
Under 5	4.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.0%	22.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	5.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.7%
45 to 54	21.5%	16.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.4%
75 and over	6.5%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunlap	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunlap	Rome
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	13.9%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunlap	Rome
Drove alone	77.7%	80.7%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunlap	Rome
1-unit, detached	91.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunlap	Rome
Poverty rate	3.7%	6.7%
Average household size	2.73	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1993	1960