Cromwell vs Rome City

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

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

Rome City has the higher population (1,271 vs 703 in Cromwell). Rome City has the higher median household income ($72,054 vs $48,500 in Cromwell). Rome City has the higher median home value ($231,300 vs $111,800 in Cromwell).

Population, income & housing

	Cromwell	Rome City
Population	703	1,271
Median age	27.8 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,500	$72,054
Median home value	$111,800	$231,300
Median gross rent	$838	$846
Housing units	289	797
Homeownership rate	36.7%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cromwell	Rome City
Population	476 → 703 (+47.7%)	1,343 → 1,271 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$43,229 → $48,500 (+12.2%)	$64,000 → $72,054 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $111,800 (+36.0%)	$190,900 → $231,300 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $838 (+20.4%)	$724 → $846 (+16.9%)

Cromwell

Population

476703

Median household income

$43,229$48,500

Median home value

$82,200$111,800

Median gross rent

$696$838

Rome City

Population

1,3431,271

Median household income

$64,000$72,054

Median home value

$190,900$231,300

Median gross rent

$724$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cromwell	Rome City
Under 5	12.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	23.8%	9.7%
18 to 24	5.3%	10.8%
25 to 34	20.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	7.3%	7.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	9.2%	17.7%
65 to 74	6.3%	18.0%
75 and over	1.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cromwell	Rome City
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	41.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cromwell	Rome City
No high school diploma	19.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	40.7%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cromwell	Rome City
Drove alone	62.6%	78.9%
Carpooled	15.4%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	6.4%
Other means	10.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cromwell	Rome City
1-unit, detached	61.6%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Cromwell	Rome City
Poverty rate	24.1%	9.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1938	1958