Princeville vs Rome

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

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

Princeville has the higher population (1,932 vs 1,628 in Rome). Rome has the higher median household income ($95,263 vs $81,944 in Princeville). Princeville has the higher median home value ($162,000 vs $155,700 in Rome).

Population, income & housing

	Princeville	Rome
Population	1,932	1,628
Median age	36.4 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,944	$95,263
Median home value	$162,000	$155,700
Median gross rent	$919	$1,107
Housing units	726	690
Homeownership rate	80.6%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Princeville	Rome
Population	1,952 → 1,932 (-1.0%)	1,525 → 1,628 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$60,139 → $81,944 (+36.3%)	$62,031 → $95,263 (+53.6%)
Median home value	$128,000 → $162,000 (+26.6%)	$133,100 → $155,700 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $919 (+12.3%)	$894 → $1,107 (+23.8%)

Princeville

Population

1,9521,932

Median household income

$60,139$81,944

Median home value

$128,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$818$919

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)

	Princeville	Rome
Under 5	6.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	25.4%	22.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.4%
75 and over	9.6%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Princeville	Rome
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Princeville	Rome
No high school diploma	8.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Princeville	Rome
Drove alone	85.1%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.6%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Princeville	Rome
1-unit, detached	83.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Princeville	Rome
Poverty rate	11.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.75	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1972	1960