Merriam vs Rome City

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

Merriam 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 309 in Merriam). Rome City has the higher median household income ($72,054 vs $44,444 in Merriam). Rome City has the higher median home value ($231,300 vs $123,800 in Merriam).

Population, income & housing

	Merriam	Rome City
Population	309	1,271
Median age	42.1 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,444	$72,054
Median home value	$123,800	$231,300
Median gross rent	—	$846
Housing units	120	797
Homeownership rate	77.5%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	24.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merriam	Rome City
Population	315 → 309 (-1.9%)	1,343 → 1,271 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$67,574 → $44,444 (-34.2%)	$64,000 → $72,054 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$181,900 → $123,800 (-31.9%)	$190,900 → $231,300 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$724 → $846 (+16.9%)

Merriam

Population

315309

Median household income

$67,574$44,444

Median home value

$181,900$123,800

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)

	Merriam	Rome City
Under 5	12.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	9.7%
18 to 24	2.6%	10.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	5.5%	7.5%
45 to 54	1.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	17.8%	17.7%
65 to 74	22.7%	18.0%
75 and over	2.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merriam	Rome City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merriam	Rome City
No high school diploma	4.5%	11.8%
High school graduate	58.6%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	9.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merriam	Rome City
Drove alone	100.0%	78.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merriam	Rome City
1-unit, detached	92.5%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Merriam	Rome City
Poverty rate	1.9%	9.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1961	1958